# confluent api-key store ## Description Use this command to register an API secret created by another process and store it locally. When you create an API key with the CLI, it is automatically stored locally. However, when you create an API key using the UI, API, or with the CLI on another machine, the secret is not available for CLI use until you “store” it. This is because secrets are irretrievable after creation. You must have an API secret stored locally for certain CLI commands to work. For example, the Kafka topic consume and produce commands require an API secret. ```none confluent api-key store [flags] ``` ## Flags ```none --resource string The ID of the resource the API key is for. -f, --force Force overwrite existing secret for this key. --context string CLI context name. --environment string Environment ID. ``` ## Global Flags ```none -h, --help Show help for this command. --unsafe-trace Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets. -v, --verbose count Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace). ``` ## Examples Pass the API key and secret as arguments ```none confluent api-key store my-key my-secret ``` ## See Also * [confluent api-key](index.md#confluent-api-key) - Manage API keys.