# You can now set an expiration when you create an API key or an Admin API key in the Claude Console

By Steven Van · 2026-07-08

You can now set an expiration when you create an API key or an Admin API key in the Claude Console. Choose a preset, a custom duration, or Never.

Admin API keys and regular API keys created in the [Claude Console](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/anthropic>) can now be given an expiration. When creating a key, pick a preset duration, a custom one, or set it to never expire.

- Keys with a lifetime of at least 7 days trigger an email to the creator before they expire.

- Existing keys are unaffected by the change.

- The Admin API now reports each key's expiration in an **expires\_at** field.

Details are in the [announcement](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#july-8-2026>) and the Authentication docs.

[![](<https://platform.claude.com/web-api/og/docs/en/release-notes/overview?design-rev=2>)](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#july-8-2026>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#july-8-2026>)

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