API keys & model groups

Create a site key #

Create a key in the matching model group in the console. Keep it on your server or in local environment variables, outside public web bundles.

Match the model group #

The group attached to the key controls routing and price. A default-group key is not automatically valid for dedicated channel groups. Select the group shown on the model detail page.

1. Text example: grok-4.5, channel2-grok-cursor.
2. Image example: image-2, its enabled image-generation group.
3. Video example: seedance-2.0-fast, its corresponding Seedance group.

Authentication #

Send the site key in the Authorization header. Do not use your console session cookie or an upstream provider key.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Store and rotate #

Use server-side environment variables. Exclude local secret files from version control. If a key is exposed, revoke it in the console, create a replacement and update your application.