How to Find Your Sanity API Credentials

To access your Sanity content programmatically, you need your Project ID and an API token. Here's how to get both.

Step 1: Find Your Project ID

Your Project ID is in your Sanity Studio URL or the Sanity dashboard:

1. Go to sanity.io/manage
2. Select your project
3. Your Project ID is in the URL: sanity.io/manage/project/YOUR_PROJECT_ID
4. It's also displayed on the project dashboard

The Project ID is a short alphanumeric string like abc123xy.

Step 2: Create an API Token

1. In your project dashboard, click API in the left sidebar
2. Scroll to the Tokens section
3. Click Add API token
4. Enter a name (e.g., "My Integration")
5. Choose permissions:
   • Viewer: Read-only access
   • Editor: Read and write access
   • Deploy Studio: For deploying Sanity Studio
6. Click Save

Important: Copy the token immediately. You won't be able to see it again.

Understanding Dataset

Sanity projects can have multiple datasets (like production and development). The default is usually production. You can find your datasets:

1. In the project dashboard, click Datasets in the left sidebar
2. You'll see all available datasets

What Can You Do with the Sanity API?

• Query content: Fetch documents using GROQ queries
• Create documents: Add new content programmatically
• Update content: Modify existing documents
• Manage assets: Upload and organize images and files

Troubleshooting

"Invalid token" error

• Make sure you copied the complete token
• Verify the token hasn't been revoked
• Check you're using the correct Project ID

"Insufficient permissions" error

• Verify your token has Editor permissions (not just Viewer) if you're writing data
• Check the token has access to the dataset you're querying

"Dataset not found" error

• Verify the dataset name (usually production)
• Check the dataset exists in your project settings

Automate Your Content Workflows

Once you have your API credentials, you can connect Sanity to Miniloop to automate content creation, publishing, and management using natural language. Describe what content you need, and Miniloop handles the rest.