# Get Dative Core API key

[Dative Core](https://pub.dev/packages/dative_core) manages most parts of your app installation automatically. \
With just one command, it will change the package name for your Android app and the bundle ID for your iOS app, set up Firebase, AdMob, Facebook, and more in both your Android and iOS apps. Generally, these are complex tasks, but the Dative Core handles them for you.

### Step 1: Create a Dative Core Account

1. Go to the [Dative Support Website](https://support.dative.me).
2. Click on the  **Sign Up new Account,**&#x63;lick in **Get Started**

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3. Fill in the registration form with your email, password, and other required information.
4. Click **Continue** to create your account.

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### Step 2: Register your App

You need to register your app to get **API Key**, note that you need to purchase the app exclusively in [codester](https://www.codester.com/maravilhosinga) to obten a **purchase code**.

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1. FIll the for with all required informations.
2. Project name may be anything
3. **Application ID** and **Client Key** is your [Parse server App ID](https://docs.dative.me/parse-server-setup/deploy-cloud-code), we got it in this step.
4. iOS **Package name** use iOS Bundle ID, the same as in [Firebase Setup](https://docs.dative.me/firebase-setup#step-1.2-add-firebase-to-your-ios-app)&#x20;
5. Android **Package name** use the same as in [Firebase Setup](https://docs.dative.me/firebase-setup#step-1.3-add-firebase-to-your-android-app)&#x20;
6. **Purchase code**, get it in codester after purchase of Dative App.
7. After filling all informations, then click in **Continue**.

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### Step 3: Get your API Key

Once evething done, you can now copy your Dative Core API Key

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<mark style="color:purple;">**Make sure that at the end of this progress, you have  saved for later use:**</mark>

* `Core API Key`
