# How to manage user secrets and API Keys?
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**Author:**  [@KushwanthK](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FKushwanthK)%5C
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:46am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-manage-user-secrets-and-api-keys%2F67948%2F1 "2024-01-04T09:46:26Z")
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As per the above page I didn’t see the Space repository to add a new variable or secret.
new variable or secret are deprecated in settings page. How to handle the API Keys and user secrets like Secrets Manager?
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**Author:**  [@radames](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fradames)%5C
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-manage-user-secrets-and-api-keys%2F67948%2F2 "2024-01-04T23:26:50Z")
hi @KushwanthK , You can access secrets and variables on your Space Settings page
`https://huggingface.co/spaces/` **USER** / **SPACE\_ID** `/settings`
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**Author:**  [@Manubrah](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FManubrah)%5C
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-manage-user-secrets-and-api-keys%2F67948%2F3 "2024-03-17T15:05:44Z")
I replied to this question here: [https://huggingface.co/spaces/ysharma/ChatGPT4/discussions/23#65f70560dd3cc437a85d2aea](https://huggingface.co/spaces/ysharma/ChatGPT4/discussions/23#65f70560dd3cc437a85d2aea)
Would be nice if the huggingface’s team adds this little detail to the docs: [Spaces Overview](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-overview#managing-secrets)
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**Author:**  [@Manubrah](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FManubrah)%5C
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fhow-to-manage-user-secrets-and-api-keys%2F67948%2F4 "2024-03-17T15:07:08Z")
To use your environment variables in a secure way you need to do this:
1. Go to `https://huggingface.co/spaces/USER/SPACE_ID/settings`
2. Create Private Secret. Let’s say you name it “YOUR SECRET KEY”
3. Go to your app.py script and add these lines:
```auto
import os
api_key = os.getenv("YOUR SECRET KEY")
client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key)
```