Where do I get an App ID and a Master Key?

[msutyak]

Where do I get an App ID and a Master Key for use with Parse Dashboard. Are these required?

[ovidiubute]

@msutyak you need to choose your own App ID and Master Key. The App ID is basically the name of your application (e.g. 'MyParseApp') and the Master Key is a random string that you should not disclose with anyone (treat it as a password for your Parse backend).

[steven-supersolid]

Additionally, if you are using an existing parse application you can get these from the parse.com dashboard by going to Settings -> Keys (https://parse.com/apps/MY-APP-NAME/edit#keys)

[SerialForBreakfast]

If you can ssh into your parse server, you can find the settings in your Parse setup.js.
just "cd apps/parse/htdocs" to get into the directory and "nano server.js" to read the file
You can find you applicationID and MasterKey for Parse there.

[thongbk83]

https://parse.com/ dies any updates for app key and master key ?

[hamzabinamin]

@msutyak @ovidiubute @SerialForBreakfast @thongbk83 @steven-supersolid
Hey guys since parse.com died, how can I find the master key? Any help?

[steven-supersolid]

The master key is defined in your server. You must have appId and masterKey in order to start the server so you should use the values you have set up there.

[claireebilski]

I don't have a apps/parse/htdocs directory and in server.js I just see app ID and master key for parse-server, not parse-dashboard... anyone have an idea of where to get these credentials for parse-dashboard?

[TomWFox]

Hi @claireebilski,

The appId and masterKey in your server.js files are the only ones you need. When you launch your Parse Dashboard these are the keys you use to authenticate with your Parse Server.

Please see the getting started section for the Parse Dashboard for more info.

[JorisGanne]

I have the same problem...I have already an application and tried to find the app credentials by "cd apps/parse/htdocs/" but get the error: -bash: cd: apps/parse/htdocs/: No such file or directory. Can someone help me?

[claireebilski]

I had to cd into stack, then parse-dashboard, and run vi config.json to find the appId and masterkey along with the user credentials.

If you want to edit the user credentials you have to use the command :w! sudo tee % to save your edits to the file and override the read only permissions if the file!

Hope this helps.

[JorisGanne]

Thank you! It has helped me a lot!

[b4ssey]

OMG! I've seen what I've been looking so dearly for. Thank you

[aakash-gavle]

how can I get master key ,appid, and other ids .. I'm using windows os and I'm stuck on this problem from the last 2 days pls help me.

[b4ssey]

@aakash-gavle Type cd stack/parse-dashboard/ .Then vi config.json

[aakash-gavle]

Thankyou so much b4ssey

[gagansarwara]

@aakash-gavle Type cd stack/parse-dashboard/ .Then vi config.json

Thank you sooo much

[BFK-78]

Thank you All

[mtrezza]

It's interesting that this old thread about a basic topic is still relevant today. Does anyone have a suggestion what we could improve in the docs to address this and make it easier for developers?