Anthropic Connection - Infisical

Infisical supports connecting to Anthropic using an API Key. This connection is used to power PAM AI Session Insights.

Prerequisites

An Anthropic account with access to the API
Sufficient API credits or an active billing plan on your Anthropic account

Create an Anthropic API Key

<Steps> <Step title="Navigate to API Keys"> In the [Anthropic Console](https://console.anthropic.com/settings/keys), go to **Settings** → **API Keys** and click **Create Key**.

    ![Anthropic API Keys](/images/app-connections/anthropic/step-1.png)
</Step>
<Step title="Name and create the key">
    Give the key a descriptive name (e.g. `infisical-pam`) and click **Create Key**. Copy the generated API key, as it will only be shown once.

    ![Anthropic Create Key](/images/app-connections/anthropic/step-2.png)
</Step>

</Steps> <Tip> Create a dedicated API key for Infisical rather than reusing an existing one. This makes it easy to rotate or revoke access independently. </Tip>

Create Anthropic Connection in Infisical

<Tabs> <Tab title="Infisical UI"> <Steps> <Step title="Navigate to App Connections"> In your Infisical dashboard, go to **Organization Settings** → **App Connections**.

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

            ![Select Anthropic Connection](/images/app-connections/anthropic/anthropic-app-connection-option.png)
        </Step>
        <Step title="Fill out Connection Form">
            Complete the form with:
            - A **name** for the connection (e.g. `anthropic-prod`)
            - An optional **description**
            - Your **Anthropic API Key** (from the steps above)

            ![Anthropic Connection Form](/images/app-connections/anthropic/anthropic-app-connection-form.png)
        </Step>
        <Step title="Connection Created">
            After clicking **Create**, Infisical validates the key against the Anthropic API. Your **Anthropic Connection** is then ready to use for [PAM AI Session Insights](/documentation/platform/pam/product-reference/ai-session-insights).

            ![Anthropic Connection Created](/images/app-connections/anthropic/anthropic-app-connection-created.png)
        </Step>
    </Steps>
</Tab>
<Tab title="API">
    Create an Anthropic connection via the API.

    ### Sample request

    ```bash Request
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/anthropic \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data '{
        "name": "my-anthropic-connection",
        "method": "api-key",
        "credentials": {
          "apiKey": "<YOUR-ANTHROPIC-API-KEY>"
        }
      }'
    ```

    ### Sample response

    ```bash Response
    {
      "appConnection": {
        "id": "e5d18aca-86f7-4026-a95e-efb8aeb0d8e6",
        "name": "my-anthropic-connection",
        "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,
        "app": "anthropic",
        "method": "api-key",
        "credentials": {}
      }
    }
    ```
</Tab>

</Tabs>