Snapchat API keys
Snapchat Marketing API credentials belong in configuration, not in a commit. This page covers where to create one, what it looks like, and how APIKeyConnect stores it without ever being able to read it.
The facts
- Category
- Social Media
- API host
adsapi.snapchat.com- Env variable
SNAPCHAT- Sensitivity
- High
- Create a key
- https://business.snapchat.com/ — Go to Business Details → OAuth Apps to create an app. The client secret is shown only once, and you need the Organization Admin role.
- Documentation
- https://developers.snap.com/marketing-api/Ads-API/authentication
A leaked key here bills you and can read or write account data. Treat it like a password: server-side only, rotated on staff changes.
Kinds of Snapchat key
OAuth client secret
From the Snap Business Manager app dashboard
Refresh token
Long-lived token used to mint access tokens
How APIKeyConnect stores it
The key is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM, under a key derived from your master password with PBKDF2-SHA-256 at 600,000 iterations. The password never leaves your device, and the server holds ciphertext it has no way to open.
What the server can see — and what this design does not protect against — is written out in full on the security page. That section exists because a page with no limits section is marketing.
Questions
Where do I get a Snapchat API key?
Snapchat issues keys from https://business.snapchat.com/. Go to Business Details → OAuth Apps to create an app. The client secret is shown only once, and you need the Organization Admin role. Once you have it, store it in APIKeyConnect rather than in a .env file you might commit — the key is encrypted on your device with a master password we never receive.
What environment variable should I use for Snapchat?
Most projects use SNAPCHAT. APIKeyConnect recognises these names, so importing an existing .env maps the value onto Snapchat automatically instead of leaving it as an unlabelled string, and generating a .env writes it back under the same name.
How dangerous is a leaked Snapchat key?
High sensitivity. A leaked key here bills you and can read or write account data. Treat it like a password: server-side only, rotated on staff changes.
Does Snapchat have more than one kind of key?
Yes — OAuth client secret, Refresh token. They differ in scope, so keeping them as separate entries rather than one "the Snapchat key" is what lets you rotate the risky one without touching the others.
Can APIKeyConnect see my Snapchat key?
No. The key is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM under a key derived from your master password (PBKDF2-SHA-256, 600,000 iterations). The password never leaves your device and the server stores ciphertext it cannot open. What the server can see is documented in full on the security page, including what this design does not protect against.