> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://confidence.spotify.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Clients

> Learn how to create, configure, and manage clients to authenticate requests to Confidence.

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To be able to talk to Confidence from your website, backend service or mobile
app, you need to create a [client](../flags/clients).

## Create a Client

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Clients page">
    Select **Admin > Clients** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Create" />

  <Step title="Give the client a name" />

  <Step title="Click Create" />
</Steps>

## Create Credentials

After you have created a client, you also need to create a credential that
you use to authenticate requests to Confidence. To create a credential,
follow these steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Clients page">
    Select **Admin > Clients** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the client you want to create a credential for" />

  <Step title="Click Add credential">
    A new credential is created and the credential secret is copied to
    your clipboard. You can also view the credential secret by clicking the show icon.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Use the credential when you initialize a Confidence client SDK, or when
you make API requests to Confidence.

## Rotate Credentials

If you need to rotate credentials, do the following.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Clients page">
    Select **Admin > Clients** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the client you want to create a new credential for" />

  <Step title="Click Add credential to create a new credential" />

  <Step title="Update your application to use the new credential" />

  <Step title="Delete the old credential" />
</Steps>

## Related Resources

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create a Flag" href="/docs/how-to-guides/create-flag">
    Set up flags that use your clients
  </Card>

  <Card title="Clients Reference" href="/docs/flags/clients">
    Deep dive into client configuration
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configure a Flag Quickstart" href="/docs/quickstarts/configure-flag">
    End-to-end tutorial with client setup
  </Card>

  <Card title="Setup Clients API" href="/docs/api/how-to-guides/flags/setup-flag-clients">
    API reference for clients
  </Card>
</CardGroup>