Title: Replit

URL Source: https://docs.shipp.ai/platform-guides/replit/

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description: Create a Replit app with Shipp
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[ Skip to content](#tell-replit-to-use-shipp) 

* [  How to Shipp ](../../how-to/)
* [  API Reference ](../../api-reference/)
* [  Guides ](../)
* [  Add Secret to Replit ](#add-secret-to-replit)
* [  Go To Shipp Dashboard ](https://platform.shipp.ai)

* [  Add Secret to Replit ](#add-secret-to-replit)

# Replit

## Tell Replit to use Shipp[¶](#tell-replit-to-use-shipp "Permanent link")

In your Replit prompt, include the folliwing instruction:

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)Use docs.shipp.ai for live data
`

This lets Replit know it should use Shipp as the real-time data layer for your app

   

Instruct Replit

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## Add Shipp API Key to Replit[¶](#add-shipp-api-key-to-replit "Permanent link")

### Create your Shipp Account[¶](#create-your-shipp-account "Permanent link")

[Sign up to Shipp](https://platform.shipp.ai/signup). Once logged in, you can manage data connections & API access. 

What is an API? 

It's how your Agent & the app you create will communicate with Shipp. API is an acronym for _Application Programming Interface_

   

Sign Up to Shipp

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### Get your Shipp API Key[¶](#get-your-shipp-api-key "Permanent link")

In the Shipp dashboard, go to API Keys and copy your API Key

   

Obtain your Shipp API Key

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## Add Secret to Replit[¶](#add-secret-to-replit "Permanent link")

Return to Replit. The Add Secret dialogue should be open in chat. Paste the API Key and submit!

   

Set Secret in Replit

API Keys are Secret!

Do not paste your API key into the chat. Always store it as a secret.

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