Set Up the PagerDuty Account

To set up PagerDuty, create an API key, add services, and add users who would receive PagerDuty notifications .

You must be the account owner or assigned the PagerDuty Admin role to set up the PagerDuty account.

1. Log in to PagerDuty as the account owner or administrator.

2. To set up the API key, from the Configuration menu, select API Access.

   

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3. Click Create New API Key.

4. In the Create API Key dialog box, enter a name for the key and click Create Key.

   

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5. From the New API Key dialog box, copy the API Key value and keep it safe. You can’t view or copy the key after closing the dialog box.

   

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6. Click Close.
7. If not configured, set up services (such as applications or components) you wish to open incidents against. From the Configuration menu, select Services.
8. Click New Service.
9. Fill in the details and click Add Service.
10. If not configured, add users who’d receive notifications. From the Configuration menu, select Users.
11. Click Add Users.

12. In the Invite your team dialog box, add the details of users you want to invite, and click Add.

    

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13. When you’re finished adding users, click Send Invitations.
14. Return to the dashboard page of PagerDuty.