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best practice
Automate Security with API Key Expiration Dates
Reduce security risks by automating API key expiration and rotation.
Configure your Claude API keys with expiration dates to ensure high security and receive automated email reminders before they expire.
Claude
The Scenario
Your company security policy requires all third-party API keys to be rotated every 90 days to minimize the risk of long-term credential leaks.
Before & after
The old way
Admin staff manually track API key creation dates in spreadsheets and rotate them every 90 days, a process that takes 1–2 hours per quarter.
With AI
Setting an expiration through the Console takes 30 seconds and automates the security lifecycle of your workspace.
The Prompt
Show me how to configure a Claude API key with a 90-day expiration and where to check the 'expires_at' field in the Admin API.
Anthropic now allows custom or preset expiration dates for API keys, with automated email notifications 7 days before they expire.
Source
Claude Platform - Claude Platform Docs"You can now set an expiration when you create an API key... Choose a preset, a custom duration, or Never."