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title: Deploy keys
intro: Use the REST API to create and manage deploy keys.
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## About deploy keys

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Deploy keys can either be setup using the following API endpoints, or by using GitHub. To learn how to set deploy keys up in GitHub, see "[Managing deploy keys](/developers/overview/managing-deploy-keys)."