How to Create an API Key in Dentally for Aldense Integration

Learn step-by-step how to generate an API key in Dentally and integrate it with your Aldense account. This guide covers accessing settings, generating tokens, and selecting the right permissions for appointment bookings.

December 27, 2025 By Alon Preiskel

In this guide, we'll learn how to create an API key in Dentally. This is the first step to connect your Dentally account with Aldense for appointment bookings.

You will generate a personal token in Dentally, set the correct permissions, and save the key for later use. This process helps you prepare for integrating Dentally with Aldense.

Let's get started

This guide explains how to create an API key in Dentally. The first step is to integrate Dentally with your Aldense account. On the Dentally homepage, look at the bottom left of the menu. At the very bottom, you'll see the settings cog. First, click on the settings cog.

Go to Dentally

On the top menu, you will see a Developer tab at the far right.

Step #3: Click on "Developer" — Click on "Developer"

Click the Developer tab. One option is personal options, such as personal tokens. The next step is to click on "Generate New Token."

Step #4: Click on "Generate new token" — Click on "Generate new token"

It will ask you for the purpose of this token. You can write that it is to integrate or connect your appointment bookings with Aldense.

Step #5: Click on "e.g. , Integration with our appointment booking system , automated patient data sync , reporting , etc." — Click on "e.g. , Integration with our appointment booking system , automated patient data sync , reporting , etc."

Connect appointment bookings with Aldense. Who will be using the token? That will be Aldense.

Step #6: Click on "software name" — Click on "software name"

Type "Connect appointment bookings with Alldentz"

Then press Continue. Next, select the access tokens you want.

Step #8: Click on "Continue" — Click on "Continue"

Type "Alldentz"

Select "User Read," then check all appointment permissions: "Appointment Read," "Create," "Update," and "Delete."

Step #11: Click on "appointment : create appointment : update" — Click on "appointment : create appointment : update"

Step #12: Click on "☐ appointment" — Click on "☐ appointment"

Step #13: Click on "appointment : create appointment : update appointment : delete" — Click on "appointment : create appointment : update appointment : delete"

That's it. Then click Save.

Step #14: Click on "Save" — Click on "Save"

The actual API key will appear. Press "Copy."

Step #15: Click on "Copy" — Click on "Copy"

It's a good idea to paste that into a separate document. This way, you have a record of it. Click "Close." Then, refer to the follow-on guide to learn how to use the API to connect Dentally and Aldense.