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title: The Forms API & API keys
description: Access ChatWisp's full form-building power programmatically with the Forms API and securely managed API keys.
canonical: https://chatwisp.ai/knowledge-base/integrations/forms-api
updated: 2026-08-19
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# The Forms API & API keys

# The Forms API & API keys

For developers and power users, ChatWisp's Forms API opens its complete form-building studio to the outside world. Build forms programmatically, integrate with your own apps, and automate form generation at scale.

## What the API lets you do

- List, create, read, update, and archive forms.
- Generate a complete form from a one-line brief.
- Add, edit, reorder, and remove any of the 14 question types.
- Set conditional branching logic.
- Apply a persona, voice, and speaking model in a single call.
- Validate a form, then [publish](/knowledge-base/building-forms/publishing-lifecycle) it and get the [share link](/knowledge-base/sharing/share-and-embed).
- Pull a summary of responses.

A **discovery endpoint** documents every capability, so external tools always know exactly what is possible.

## Creating and managing API keys

API keys are created in your **dashboard settings**. Each key has a clear **name**, a **permission level** (read-only, write, or publish), and an optional **expiry date**. You can **revoke any key instantly**, which stops it working immediately.

## Permission levels

- **Read-only** — list and read forms and responses; no changes.
- **Write** — create and edit forms; get share links.
- **Publish** — full access, including publication and archival.

Start with the lowest permission level you need. Treat keys like passwords — never share them, and revoke any key you suspect has leaked.

The value: ChatWisp meets you where you work. Whether you click in the studio, chat with an AI, or wire forms into your own software, the same powerful, validated form-building is available.

## Related

[Build forms from Claude or ChatGPT](/knowledge-base/integrations/connect-ai-assistant)