Clarify optional steps

elastic · Oct 28, 2024 · 3ec9e7d · 3ec9e7d
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diff --git a/serverless/pages/get-started.mdx b/serverless/pages/get-started.mdx
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ You should now see **Get started with ((es))**, and you're ready to continue.
 Create an API key, which will enable you to access the ((es)) API to ingest and search data.
 
 1. Scroll to **Add an API Key** and select **New**.
-1. In **Create API Key**, enter a name for your key and its expiration.
-1. Under **Control Security privileges**, you can set specific access permissions for this API key. By default, it has full access to all APIs.
-1. The **Add metadata** section allows you to add custom key-value pairs to help identify and organize your API keys.
+1. In **Create API Key**, enter a name for your key and (optionally) set an expiration date.
+1. (Optional) Under **Control Security privileges**, you can set specific access permissions for this API key. By default, it has full access to all APIs.
+1. (Optional) The **Add metadata** section allows you to add custom key-value pairs to help identify and organize your API keys.
 1. Select **Create API Key** to finish.
 
 After creation, you'll see your API key displayed as an encoded string.
-Store this encoded API key securely—it is displayed only once and cannot be retrieved later.
+Store this encoded API key securely. It is displayed only once and cannot be retrieved later.
 You will use this encoded API key when sending API requests.
 
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