This guide covers everything you need before you can install and use the Kustomer Chat iOS SDK.
## Apple iOS development requirements
The Kustomer Chat iOS SDK requires the following minimum Apple iOS and Xcode versions:
[iOS](🔗): Minimum build target version of iOS 11
[Xcode](🔗): Xcode 12
Given Apple's deprecation of Xcode 12 & lower, all Kustomer iOS SDKs can only be built using Xcode 13 starting in version 2.6.2 of our SDK.
## Kustomer platform permissions
To work with the Kustomer Chat SDK, you'll need at least [Administrator-level permission sets](🔗) to create API keys and to access the chat settings for your Kustomer organization.
## Kustomer API Key
The Kustomer Chat SDK requires an API key with the `org.tracking
` role for your Kustomer organization.
You can manually generate an API key in your Kustomer Security settings.
### Manually generate the API key
To generate the API key manually:
Go to **Settings** in your Kustomer app, and select **Security > API Keys > Add API Key**.
Enter a descriptive name for your API key. Set **Roles** to `
org.tracking
` and **Expires (in days)** to "No Expiration".Select **Create** to generate a new API Key. Save your API key in a secure location.
To learn more about Kustomer API keys, see [API keys](🔗) in the Kustomer Help Center.
Optional: Building your own UI
You can also disable all of our UI, and use the iOS Chat SDK with your own custom view controllers and interface. The `
ChatProvider
` and `ChatListener
` classes let you interact with our API directly.See [Build your own UI](🔗) for more.