# API Administrator rules

When the API Administrator feature is active on your workspace, you will see new admin rules options in the Settings. 

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If you want to use the API Administrator feature but it is not available on your workspace yet, please contact our support or an account manager.
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### Master Administration rule

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This is the quorum of human administrators (it cannot include an API Administrator). It works the same way whether the API Administrator feature is active or not.&#x20;

For more information, please look at the ["Edit the admin rule"](https://help.enterprise.ledger.com/help-center/core/workspace-administration/admin-rule/edit-the-admin-rule) article.

### API Admin rules

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These rules are made to grant rights to API Administrators so they can execute specific tasks.&#x20;

In order to add an API Administrator here, please follow these steps:

1. Invite an API Administrator on your workspace.
2. Register the API Administrator thanks to their keys.

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Please follow the [Register a new API User](https://help.vault.ledger.com/api-documentation/tutorials/first-steps-as-an-api-user) guide to complete these steps.
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Once this is done, a human administrator can then edit an API Admin rule to add the API Administrator to it.&#x20;

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<summary>Create account with policy</summary>

The API Administrator will be able to create accounts that using a policy (a set of rules that is common to multiple accounts). They will be able to make two types of requests:

* Create account with policy
* Approve a request to create an account with policy

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See the ["Policies"](https://help.enterprise.ledger.com/help-center/core/workspace-administration/policies) section to understand how to create a policy.
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See the ["Create an account"](https://help.vault.ledger.com/api-documentation/tutorials/api-administrator/first-steps-as-an-api-user) API guide to understand how to create accounts with a policy via API.
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When an API Admin rule is updated, the change must be validated by the Master Administration quorum.&#x20;