1. Go to your Project and click on the **New** button as shown below.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/1.png)

2.  Give a name to your application (Test API is the name given below) and select type **API**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/2.png)

3. Select **JWT** as the authentication method and click **Continue**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/3.png)

4. Now review your settings and click **Create**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/4.png)

5. You will now see the API’s **Client ID**. You will not see a Client Secret because we are using a private JWT key.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/5.png)

6. Next, we must create the key pairs. Click on **New**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/6.png)

7. Select **JSON** as the type of key. You can also set an expiration time for the key or leave it empty. Click on **Add**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/7.png)

8. Download the created key by clicking the **Download** button and then click **Close**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/8.png)

9. The key will be downloaded.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/9.png)

10. When you click on URLs on the left, you will see the relevant OIDC URLs. Note down the **issuer** URL, **token_endpoint** and **introspection_endpoint**.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/10.png)

11. The key that you downloaded will be of the following format.
```
{
  "type":"application",
  "keyId":"<YOUR_KEY_ID>",
  "key":"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\<YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY>\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
  "appId":"<YOUR_APP_ID>",
  "clientId":"<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>"
}
```
12. Also note down the **Project ID** of your project.

![](../../../public/img/examples/secure-api/app-jwt/11.png)