API keys provide you with the ability to authenticate with the Phylum API without requiring user credentials. API keys are well suited for CI/CD environments where you may not want to disclose your account information.

The offline_access parameter in the settings.yaml file contains the API token. The following command can be used to retrieve your token value:

phylum auth token

The API token can also be set via the environment variable PHYLUM_API_KEY. This environment variable will take precedence over the offline_access parameter in the settings.yaml file.