---
title: "Checkly Connection"
description: "Learn how to configure a Checkly Connection for Infisical."
---

Infisical supports the use of [API Keys](https://app.checklyhq.com/settings/user/api-keys) to connect with Checkly.
<Note>
  Checkly requires the account user to have Read/Write or Admin permissions
</Note>

## Create a Checkly API Token

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click the profile image in the top-right corner and select 'User Settings'">
    ![Dashboard Page](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-profile.png)
  </Step>
  <Step title="In the user settings sidebar, select 'API Keys'">
    ![User Settings Page](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-api-keys.png)
  </Step>
   <Step title="In the api keys page, click on 'Create API Key'">
    ![Api Keys Page](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-create-api-key.png)
  </Step>
  <Step title="Enter a token name and click on 'Create API Key'">
    Provide a descriptive name for the token.

    ![Enter Name](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-create-form.png)

  </Step>
  <Step title="Copy the generated key and save it">
    ![Create Token](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-key-generated.png)
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Create a Checkly Connection in Infisical

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Infisical UI">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Navigate to App Connections">
        In your Infisical dashboard, navigate to the **App Connections** page in the desired project.

        ![App Connections Tab](/images/app-connections/general/add-connection.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Select Checkly Connection">
        Click **+ Add Connection** and choose **Checkly Connection** from the list of integrations.

        ![Select Checkly Connection](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-option.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Fill out the Checkly Connection form">
        Complete the form by providing:
        - A descriptive name for the connection
        - An optional description
        - The API Key value from the previous step

        ![Checkly Connection Modal](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-form.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Connection created">
        After submitting the form, your **Checkly Connection** will be successfully created and ready to use with your Infisical project.

        ![Checkly Connection Created](/images/app-connections/checkly/checkly-app-connection-generated.png)
      </Step>
    </Steps>

  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API">
    To create a Checkly Connection via API, send a request to the [Create Checkly Connection](/api-reference/endpoints/app-connections/checkly/create) endpoint.

    ### Sample request

    ```bash Request
    curl    --request POST \
            --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/checkly \
            --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
            --data '{
                "name": "my-checkly-connection",
                "method": "api-key",
                "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
                "credentials": {
                    "apiKey": "[API KEY]"
                }
            }'
    ```

    ### Sample response

    ```bash Response
    {
      "appConnection": {
          "id": "e5d18aca-86f7-4026-a95e-efb8aeb0d8e6",
          "name": "my-checkly-connection",
          "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
          "description": null,
          "version": 1,
          "orgId": "6f03caa1-a5de-43ce-b127-95a145d3464c",
          "createdAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
          "updatedAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
          "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
          "credentialsHash": "7c2d371dec195f82a6a0d5b41c970a229cfcaf88e894a5b6395e2dbd0280661f",
          "app": "checkly",
          "method": "api-key",
          "credentials": {}
      }
    }
    ```

  </Tab>
</Tabs>