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title: "Track API keys: creating a Server Key"
description: "HomeRunner connects to Track with a Track **Server Key**. A **Channel Key** has the same shape but cannot read your units, which causes a **401…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/which-track-api-key-type-does-homerunner-require-and-how-do-i-create-it/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: PMS connections and sync
---

# Track API keys: creating a Server Key

HomeRunner connects to Track with a Track **Server Key**. A **Channel Key** has the same shape but cannot read your units, which causes a **401 Unauthorized** error on the first sync.

**Creating the Server Key in Track.**

1. Click the gear icon (**Configuration**) in the top right.
2. Open **Company Setup**, then **API Keys**.
3. Click **+ Server Key**.
4. Name it HomeRunner and save.
5. Copy both the **Key** and the **Secret** while you are still on that screen.

If you do not see a **Server Key** option, ask your Track account manager to enable it.

**Entering the key in HomeRunner.** In the HomeRunner Dashboard, enter the Key as **API Key**, the Secret as **API Secret**, and your Track address plus /api as the **Base URL**, for example [https://yourcompany.trackhs.com/api](https://yourcompany.trackhs.com/api).

Full steps are at [https://homerunner.io/docs/connecting-your-track-account-to-homerunner/](https://homerunner.io/docs/connecting-your-track-account-to-homerunner/)

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.