API key header

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X-API-Key: sk_live_123456

Explanation

If you support API keys, prefer headers over query parameters to reduce accidental leakage in logs and URLs.

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Send an OAuth or JWT access token.

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Keep credentials out of path and query strings.

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Authenticated but lacks required permission.

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Pin behavior by release date.

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Explicit major version in the URL.

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Negotiate version with the Accept header.

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