# Step 2: Creating a Profile and Requesting an API Key

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**1. Access the Profile Settings**

* Click on your **wallet address** at the **bottom left** of the screen.
* A **menu** will appear where you can:

  * Copy your **Stellar address**.
  * **Disconnect** your wallet.
  * **Access settings** → Click on this to proceed.

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**2. Completing Your Profile**

* In the **Profile** section, you can: ✅ Add an **image** for easier identification.\
  ✅ Fill in your **name, email, country, and phone number**.\
  ✅ Specify your **Use Case** (Required for API key requests).

🔹 *The "Use Case" field is mandatory for API key requests but not for general Dapp usage.*

➡️ **Click "Update Profile" to save changes.**

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**3. Customizing Preferences**

* **Preferences:**
  * **Save Escrows** → Enabled by default.
  * If disabled, **your escrows won’t be indexed**, and you must manually track their IDs.

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**4. Requesting an API Key&#x20;*****(For Developers Using the API)***

* Navigate to the **API Keys** tab.
* Choose network.
* Click **"Request an API Key"** to generate one.
* Once created, you should copy the api key generated, because once the dialog is close, you'll lose the api key.

📌 *You don’t need an API key to use the Dapp, only if you plan to interact programmatically via the API.*

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Remember that the profile property Use Case must be filled to be able to ask for an API Key. This is our way of understanding what are you using this for, so please help us out!

That that you have everything set up, let's create some Escrows!&#x20;


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