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 ## 20. Use DigitalOcean API (native)
 
-You need to obtain a read and write capable API key from your DigitalOcean account. See: https://www.digitalocean.com/help/api/
+You need to obtain a personal access token with custom scopes domain/read and domain/update for your DigitalOcean account. See: https://www.digitalocean.com/help/api/
 
 ```sh
 export DO_API_KEY="<key>"