{"article":{"id":27535633869074,"url":"https://keragonhq.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/27535633869074.json","html_url":"https://help.keragon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27535633869074-How-to-find-the-Customer-key-and-Developer-key-in-OpenDental","author_id":19241330040210,"comments_disabled":true,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":0,"vote_count":0,"upvote_count":0,"downvote_count":0,"section_id":27535602290194,"created_at":"2025-06-20T13:55:08Z","updated_at":"2025-06-20T13:56:52Z","name":"How to find the Customer key and Developer key in OpenDental","title":"How to find the Customer key and Developer key in OpenDental","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2025-06-20T13:56:12Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":18473984347538,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<p> </p><h2 id=\"h_01JTQMQNVXKXMGYF7TFASX9B82\" data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"207\">Prerequisites</h2><p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"234\">Email <a data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"207\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"209\">vendor.relations@opendental.com</strong></a> with the following info:</p><ul data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"504\">\n<li data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"273\">Your company name and contact phone</li>\n<li data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"318\">An email and address for long-term billing</li>\n<li data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"375\">The name and email of your developer (if you have one)</li>\n<li data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"451\">What kind of data your integration will use (e.g. appointments, patients)</li>\n<li data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"504\">A short explanation of what the app or tool is for</li>\n</ul><p data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"583\">Open Dental will then give your developer access to the <strong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"582\">Developer Portal</strong>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\n     <iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https://embed.app.guidde.com/playbooks/5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68\" title=\"How to find the Customer key and Developer key in OpenDental\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-presentation\"></iframe>\n     </div><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Learn how to easily locate your Customer and Developer keys in OpenDental\n            \n        </div><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">\n                      Go to <a href=\"https://api.opendental.com\" target=\"_blank\">api.opendental.com</a>\n                  </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">1. Introduction</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n             From generating your keys to accessing your account settings, this guide will walk you through the necessary steps to ensure a seamless process.\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2FpocxkWiRGmnu7zcLemDMRg_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=9ae6166c-88df-46cd-b6f3-e2fcf7b7d5de\" alt=\"Introduction\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">2. Click \"Create Key\"</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Generate your unique Customer and Developer keys by clicking \"Create Key\".\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2FqZegrwUtVXr23sfFuBySjD_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=2a0f668b-d385-45bf-9c07-52b6f8b743b0\" alt=\"Click 'Create Key'\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">3. Click \"Yes\"</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Confirm your action by clicking \"Yes\".\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2Fa3PxV3aUX2bsPHy5kWjf6J_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=26cb8a91-8f6f-48e2-901a-45674f8998b8\" alt=\"Click 'Yes'\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">4. Click here</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Access the key generation page by clicking on the designated link.\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2F5dS3fRmEfT5gfTHXabg8vq_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=d8ce1ff2-ec30-4bbd-bb00-825861a69e05\" alt=\"Click here\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">5. Click here</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Locate the section to retrieve your keys by clicking on the provided link.\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2FeyXpv1Cfim1sxkt2X9tnwk_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=c408aab3-fa0b-4132-9e0e-55ebe8671973\" alt=\"Click here\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">6. Click \"Account\"</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Navigate to your account settings by clicking on \"Account\".\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2Fi4p36BMy85aD9pmcEyyHy1_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=76f11f34-d8c5-4528-b96e-9d95f102a88e\" alt=\"Click 'Account'\" width=\"100%\"> </p><p style=\"font-size: 1.17em; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0; width: 100%; word-break: break-word; max-width: 100%;\">7. Click here</p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            Find your Customer and Developer keys by clicking on the specified location.\n            \n        </div><p><img src=\"https://static.guidde.com/v0/qg%2FLD7RFifcmneSesBppTRvPjWnVS02%2F5SUFyZ6o8EKs43Hk7jqe68%2F6U9gKRNNmd2kDw6kfDk24u_doc.png?alt=media&amp;token=bab02a44-2b1d-4dc8-8e53-a44ee1da9849\" alt=\"Click here\" width=\"100%\"> </p><div style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n            This guide covered the process of finding your Customer and Developer keys in OpenDental. By following these steps, you can efficiently generate and access your unique keys for account management purposes.\n            \n        </div><p> </p><p><span class=\"wysiwyg-font-size-large\"><strong>How to enable Customer key</strong></span><strong> </strong>(click <a href=\"https://www.opendental.com/manual/fhir.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here</a> for more details)</p><p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"675\"><strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"654\">Enable API Access in Open Dental</strong><br>In Open Dental:</p><ul data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"775\">\n<li data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"719\">Go to <strong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"719\">Setup &gt; Advanced Setup &gt; API</strong>\n</li>\n<li data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"775\">Check <strong data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"744\">“Enabled”</strong> to allow two-way communication</li>\n</ul><p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"811\"><strong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"811\">Add the Developer’s API Key</strong></p><ul data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"945\">\n<li data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"836\">Click <strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"836\">“Add Key”</strong>\n</li>\n<li data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"879\">Paste the key your developer gave you</li>\n<li data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"945\">Accept the license agreement (this is recorded for auditing)</li>\n</ul><p> </p><p> </p>"}}