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---
title: "API keys"
description: "How to authenticate with Trigger.dev so you can trigger tasks."
---
### Authentication and your secret keys
When you [trigger a task](/triggering) from your backend code, you need to set the `TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY` environment variable.
Each environment has its own secret key. You can find the value on the API keys page in the Trigger.dev dashboard:
![How to find your secret key](/images/api-keys.png)
<Note>
For preview branches, you need to also set the `TRIGGER_PREVIEW_BRANCH` environment variable as
well. You can find the value on the API keys page when you're on the preview branch.
</Note>
### Automatically Configuring the SDK
To automatically configure the SDK with your secret key, you can set the `TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY` environment variable. The SDK will automatically use this value when calling API methods (like `trigger`).
```bash .env
TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY="tr_dev_…"
TRIGGER_PREVIEW_BRANCH="my-branch" # Only needed for preview branches
```
You can do the same if you are self-hosting and need to change the default URL by using `TRIGGER_API_URL`.
```bash .env
TRIGGER_API_URL="https://trigger.example.com"
TRIGGER_PREVIEW_BRANCH="my-branch" # Only needed for preview branches
```
The default URL is `https://api.trigger.dev`.
### Manually Configuring the SDK
If you prefer to manually configure the SDK, you can call the `configure` method:
```ts
import { configure } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";
import { myTask } from "./trigger/myTasks";
configure({
secretKey: "tr_dev_1234", // WARNING: Never actually hardcode your secret key like this
previewBranch: "my-branch", // Only needed for preview branches
baseURL: "https://mytrigger.example.com", // Optional
});
async function triggerTask() {
await myTask.trigger({ userId: "1234" }); // This will use the secret key and base URL you configured
}
```