1. Service Accounts
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  1. Service Accounts

Rotate a Service Account Key

This article explains how to rotate the API key for a service account in the MSP Portal. Key rotation invalidates the existing key and generates a new one.
Required Permissions
Only users with the Rotate Service Account Secret permission can rotate secrets.
Rotating a key will immediately invalidate the existing key. Existing integrations using the old key will stop working until updated.

Rotate a Service Account Key#

This is the only time the secret will be visible! Please store it in a secure location. If you lose the secret, you will need to generate a new one and update all integrations that used the old one.
To generate a new authentication key and invalidate the existing one for a service account, follow the steps below:
MSP Portal
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Sign in to the WatchDog MSP Portal
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From the account context switcher, select the MSP Portal
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From the Left Hand Navigation Menu, select Users
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Select the Service Accounts tab.
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(Optional) Under Node, select the node the user belongs under
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Locate the service account you want to edit.
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In the Actions column, click the ⋮ (Actions Menu).
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Select 🗘 Rotate Token.
A new API key is generated and displayed once.
Modified at 2026-02-25 22:34:32
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