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Get Origin CA keys

Origin CA keys are often used as the value of header X-AUTH-USER-SERVICE-KEY when interacting with Origin CA certificates API. It is also used by Keyless SSL key server.

The key value always starts with v1.0-.

• Changing the Origin CA key is not recorded by Audit Logs.
• Each time you view the Origin CA key, it will be presented as a different value. All these different values are simultaneously valid until you click the Change button, which immediately invalidates all previously generated values.
• Origin CA keys have access to every account the user has access to.

To retrieve your Origin CA keys:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗.

   Go to Account home ↗

2. Go to User Profile > API Tokens.

3. In the API Keys section, select Origin CA Key.