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API Key Usage
Learn how the API Key feature works and how to use it
Pre-requisites
- Self-host your Hoop Gateway. Our managed instance does not support this feature.
- Have an API Key configured in your environment variables in the following format:
<org-id>|<random-string>
How it works
When requesting one of the allowed endpoints, you can pass the API Key in the Api-Key
header with the configured value. The Gateway will validate the API Key and allow the request to proceed without the need for user authentication.
Allowed Endpoints
The API Key feature allows you to bypass user authentication for certain endpoints. The following endpoints are allowed to be accessed using an API Key: