# ApiKeys
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Create a unique key that can be used to perform GraphQL operations requiring an API key.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) template, use the following syntax.

### YAML
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```
LogicalId:
  ApiKeyId: String
  Description: String
  ExpiresOn: Double
```

## Properties
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`ApiKeyId`  <a name="sam-graphqlapi-apikeys-apikeyid"></a>
The unique name of your API key. Specify to override the `LogicalId` value.  
*Type*: String  
*Required*: Yes  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[ApiKeyId](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-appsync-apikey.html#cfn-appsync-apikey-apikeyid)` property of an `AWS::AppSync::ApiKey` resource.

`Description`  <a name="sam-graphqlapi-apikeys-description"></a>
Description of your API key.  
*Type*: String  
*Required*: No  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[Description](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-appsync-apikey.html#cfn-appsync-apikey-description)` property of an `AWS::AppSync::ApiKey` resource.

`ExpiresOn`  <a name="sam-graphqlapi-apikeys-expireson"></a>
The time after which the API key expires. The date is represented as seconds since the epoch, rounded down to the nearest hour.  
*Type*: Double  
*Required*: No  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[Expires](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-appsync-apikey.html#cfn-appsync-apikey-expires)` property of an `AWS::AppSync::ApiKey` resource.

`LogicalId`  <a name="sam-graphqlapi-apikeys-logicalid"></a>
The unique name of your API key.  
*Type*: String  
*Required*: Yes  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[ApiKeyId](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-appsync-apikey.html#cfn-appsync-apikey-apikeyid)` property of an `AWS::AppSync::ApiKey` resource.