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# Daytona connection

> Learn how to configure a Daytona connection for Infisical.

[Daytona](https://www.daytona.io/) runs sandboxes that read organization-scoped secrets at runtime. Infisical connects to Daytona with an API key, which is used to push secrets into a Daytona organization through the [Daytona secret sync](/docs/integrations/secret-syncs/daytona).

A Daytona API key belongs to exactly one organization. The key you choose therefore decides which organization your secrets are written to.

## Prerequisites

* A [Daytona account](https://app.daytona.io/) with an organization you can manage

## Create a Daytona API key

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open API key settings">
    In the Daytona dashboard, select **API Keys** in the sidebar, then select **Create Key**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grant the key permission to manage secrets">
    Give the key a name. Under **Permissions**, select **Restricted**, then set **Secrets** to **Manage**. **Full Access** also works.

    Infisical needs this permission to create, update, and delete secrets. A key without it is rejected when you create the connection.

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/app-connections/daytona/create-api-key.png" alt="Create API Key" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the key">
    Select **Create**. Daytona shows the key once, immediately after creation. Copy it and store it securely. You need it in the next section.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Create a Daytona connection in Infisical

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Infisical UI">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Navigate to App Connections">
        In your Infisical dashboard, go to **Organization Settings** → **App Connections** (or the **Integrations** → **App Connections** tab in your project).

        <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/app-connections/general/add-connection.png" alt="App Connections Tab" />
      </Step>

      <Step title="Select Daytona Connection">
        Select **Add Connection** and choose **Daytona** from the list of available connections.

        <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/app-connections/daytona/daytona-app-connection-option.png" alt="Select Daytona Connection" />
      </Step>

      <Step title="Fill out the connection form">
        Complete the form with:

        * A **name** for the connection (for example `daytona-prod`)
        * An optional **description**
        * Your **Daytona API key**

                  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/infisical/images/app-connections/daytona/daytona-app-connection-form.png" alt="Daytona Connection Form" />
      </Step>

      <Step title="Connection created">
        Infisical validates the key against Daytona. Once it passes, the connection is ready to use in your project.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API">
    To create a Daytona connection, make an API request to the [Create Daytona Connection](/docs/api-reference/endpoints/app-connections/daytona/create) API endpoint.

    ### Sample request

    ```bash Request theme={"dark"}
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/daytona \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data '{
        "name": "my-daytona-connection",
        "method": "api-key",
        "credentials": {
          "apiKey": "<YOUR-DAYTONA-API-KEY>"
        }
      }'
    ```

    ### Sample response

    ```bash Response theme={"dark"}
    {
      "appConnection": {
        "id": "e5d18aca-86f7-4026-a95e-efb8aeb0d8e6",
        "name": "my-daytona-connection",
        "description": null,
        "version": 1,
        "orgId": "6f03caa1-a5de-43ce-b127-95a145d3464c",
        "createdAt": "2026-08-28T19:46:34.831Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-08-28T19:46:34.831Z",
        "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
        "app": "daytona",
        "method": "api-key",
        "credentials": {}
      }
    }
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>