# confluent api-key use ## Description Choose an API key to be used in subsequent commands which support passing an API key with the `--api-key` flag. ```none confluent api-key use [flags] ``` ## 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). ``` ## See Also * [confluent api-key](index.md#confluent-api-key) - Manage API keys.