API Keys API

API key endpoints require the admin scope. All responses redact the plaintext key (it is only returned at creation time).

Key Endpoints

Method	Path	Description
POST	/api/v1/api-keys	Create API key
GET	/api/v1/api-keys	List API keys
DELETE	/api/v1/api-keys/:id	Revoke API key
POST	/api/v1/api-keys/:id/rotate	Rotate API key
GET	/api/v1/api-keys/dormant	List dormant keys

Role Endpoints (RBAC)

Method	Path	Description
POST	/api/v1/roles	Create role
GET	/api/v1/roles	List roles
GET	/api/v1/roles/:id	Get role
PATCH	/api/v1/roles/:id	Update role
DELETE	/api/v1/roles/:id	Delete role
POST	/api/v1/roles/assign/:keyId	Assign role to API key
DELETE	/api/v1/roles/assign/:keyId	Remove role from API key

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Create API Key

POST /api/v1/api-keys

Body:

{
  "tenant_id": "uuid",
  "name": "my-service",
  "rate_limit_max": 100,
  "rate_limit_window": "1 minute"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
tenant_id	UUID	Yes	Tenant to scope the key to
name	string	No	Descriptive name
rate_limit_max	integer	No	Max requests per window (1–100,000)
rate_limit_window	string	No	Time window (e.g., "30 seconds", "1 minute", "1 hour")

Response: 201 Created

{
  "id": "key-uuid",
  "tenant_id": "tenant-uuid",
  "key_prefix": "sk_live_abc",
  "name": "my-service",
  "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "plaintext_key": "sk_live_abc123..."
}

The plaintext_key is only returned in this response and cannot be retrieved again.

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List API Keys

GET /api/v1/api-keys?tenant_id=<uuid>

Query Parameters:

Param	Type	Description
tenant_id	UUID	Filter by tenant (optional; scoped keys auto-filter)

Response: 200 OK – array of API key records (without plaintext keys).

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Revoke API Key

DELETE /api/v1/api-keys/:id

Response: 204 No Content

Returns 404 if the key does not exist or is already revoked.

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Rotate API Key

POST /api/v1/api-keys/:id/rotate

Revokes the existing key and creates a new one. Optionally update the name.

Body (optional):

{
  "name": "my-service-v2"
}

Response: 201 Created – returns the new key with plaintext_key.

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List Dormant Keys

GET /api/v1/api-keys/dormant?days=90

Returns keys that have not been used in the specified number of days.

Param	Type	Default	Description
days	integer	90	Minimum days since last use (1–365)

Response: 200 OK – array of API key records.

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Create Role

POST /api/v1/roles

Body:

{
  "name": "Editor",
  "description": "Can read and write but not manage keys",
  "scopes": ["read", "write"],
  "tenant_id": "uuid (optional, null for global)"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Role name (1–100 chars)
description	string	No	Description (max 500 chars)
scopes	string[]	Yes	Array of "read", "write", "admin"
tenant_id	UUID	No	Scope role to a tenant (null for global)

Response: 201 Created – returns the role object.

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List Roles

GET /api/v1/roles?tenant_id=<uuid>

Response: 200 OK – array of role objects.

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Update Role

PATCH /api/v1/roles/:id

Body (all optional):

{
  "name": "Senior Editor",
  "scopes": ["read", "write", "admin"]
}

Response: 200 OK – returns the updated role.

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Assign Role to API Key

POST /api/v1/roles/assign/:keyId

Body:

{
  "role_id": "uuid"
}

When a role is assigned, the role’s scopes override the key’s default scopes.

Response: 200 OK – {"success": true}

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Remove Role from API Key

DELETE /api/v1/roles/assign/:keyId

Removes the role, reverting the key to its own default scopes.

Response: 200 OK – {"success": true}

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Error Responses

Code	Status	Description
UNAUTHORIZED	401	Missing or invalid API key / JWT
FORBIDDEN	403	Insufficient scope
NOT_FOUND	404	Key or role not found
VALIDATION_ERROR	400	Invalid request body