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API Keys

API keys are used to authenticate your requests. Manage them from the API Keys page in your dashboard.

Creating a Key

  1. Go to Dashboard > API Keys
  2. Click “Create API Key”
  3. Copy your new key immediately — the full key is only shown once

Your key will look like:

ak_live_7f3a9b2c1d4e5f6a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c

Key Limits

Each account can have up to 10 API keys. All keys share the same account balance, usage limits, and spending limits.

Revoking a Key

Revoking a key disables it immediately. Revoked keys can be re-enabled later from the dashboard. Use this to temporarily disable a key without deleting it.

Deleting a Key

Deleting a key permanently removes it. This cannot be undone. Any application using the deleted key will start receiving 401 errors.

Best Practices

Use separate keys for different applications - This makes it easy to revoke access for a specific app without affecting others.

Never commit keys to source control - Store your API key in environment variables or a secrets manager. Don’t hard-code it in your application.

Rotate keys periodically - Create a new key, update your application, then delete the old key.

Revoke unused keys - If a key is no longer in use, revoke or delete it to reduce your attack surface.

Using Your Key

Pass your API key in the X-API-Key header:

curl "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/reddit/posts?query=test" \
  -H "X-API-Key: ak_live_7f3a9b2c1d4e5f6a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/reddit/posts",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "ak_live_7f3a9b2c1d4e5f6a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c"},
    params={"query": "test"}
)
Spending Limits