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No email, no password

Hypastack accounts don’t use an email address or a chosen password. When you create an account, you get:
  • A randomly generated account ID.
  • A passkey, a long random secret (not something you choose), shown once at creation. Hypastack stores only a one-way hash of it and cannot show it to you again or recover it if you lose it.
An optional nickname is encrypted in your browser before it reaches Hypastack. Avatar, banner, and display name are optional too, none of it is required to use the platform.
Because there’s no email tied to your account, there’s no “forgot password” flow. If you lose your passkey, you lose access to that account. Store it somewhere safe.

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Sessions and API keys

Signing in creates a session; Hypastack stores a one-way hash of the session’s refresh token, never the token itself. Developer API keys work the same way, a one-way hash and a short hint are stored, never the full key, which is shown to you once at creation.

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Turning on Developer mode

To create an API key:
1

Open Settings → Account

From your dashboard.
2

Turn on Developer mode

This reveals the Developer tab.
3

Go to the Developer tab and hit New key

Pick a name and tick only the scopes you actually need, see Authentication & Scopes.
4

Copy the key immediately

It’s shown once and never again.
API access requires a paid plan. Free accounts can use the dashboard but can’t create API keys. See Pricing & Plans.