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What are Secrets?

Secrets or environment variables are private values (such as API keys, tokens, or credentials) that your app can use behind the scenes. They are only available in backend workflows and are never visible to users, which helps keep sensitive information safe.

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When should you use Secrets?

Use Secrets when you want to connect your app to an external service that requires an API key especially if it’s not already built into Zite. For example, you might use Secrets to:
  • Send emails using a service like Postmark
  • Connect to tools that require API keys
  • Add integrations that Zite doesn’t support out of the box
If a service is already supported by Zite, you usually don’t need to add a Secret.

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Add secrets to your app

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Get external API key

Open the website or service you’d like Zite to use. Let’s say you want to send emails using Postmark. Copy your API key from there.
2

Open Zite app settings

Go to your Zite app and click in the top right.Screenshot 2026 04 15 At 5 19 21 PM
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Paste API key

Navigate to Secrets and click Add secret.Screenshot 2026 03 25 At 4 26 09 PMThen, paste it into the Value field. ImageIn some cases, Zite may suggest a Secret for you based on what you’re building in the chat box.