API Keys

What's an API key?

We’ve seen JWT and OAuth tokens used to authenticate and authorize APIs. They’re great for the security and robustness of the system. However, there are times when they seem too excessive for what we need. At times, a complex password is enough to take us through. Not because the hackers have stopped attacking us, but because the risk doesn’t justify the overheads of other forms of security.

An API key is a complex string we can use to identify a client making the API call. API ...