Unkey

The Developer Platform for Modern APIs

Easily integrate necessary API features like API keys, rate limiting, and usage analytics, ensuring your API is ready to scale.

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Any language, any framework, always secure

Simplify API security and access control with Unkey's developer-friendly platform. Our SDKs, intuitive REST API, and public OpenAPI spec make it easy to secure your APIs without complex configurations.

Open-source

We believe in the power of open source. Read through our codebase, understand our development process, and help us build something amazing all on GitHub.

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Everything you need for your API

Build, monetize, analyze, and protect your APIs; our platform makes it easy, providing everything you need.

Realtime Analytics

Access real-time insights into your API usage through our dashboard, or build your own on top of our API.

Secure and scalable from day one

Start secure. Our platform includes essential security features such as one-way hashed keys, audit logs, and rate limiting, enabling rapid API iteration and scaling.

Leveled-up API development

You gain enhanced security, low latency, and better control, enabling seamless API integration and unparalleled data protection.

Multi-Cloud

Unkey works with any cloud provider, ensuring a fast global experience regardless of your choice of infrastructure.

Rate limiting

Protect your APIs with simple, configurable rate limiting. Unkey’s global rate limiting requires zero setup and allows for custom configuration per customer.

API-first / UI-first

Unkey is designed to be equally usable via its API and dashboard, ensuring a smooth experience for developers and non-technical users alike.

Role-based access control

Granular access privileges with either role or permission-based control. Permission changes are propagated globally in seconds.

Proactive protection

Take immediate control over your system's security with the ability to instantly revoke access , providing swift response to potential threats.

SDKs

Hit the ground running and accelerate development with SDKs in the language of your choice.

Vercel Integration

Deploy applications with our official Vercel integration, streamlining the development-to-deployment pipeline.

Automatic Key Expiration

Simplify key management with automatic key expiration, reducing the risk of unauthorized access over time.

Usage Limits per Key

Create keys with a fixed amount of usage and the ability to refill periodically, limiting the potential for abuse and allowing for usage-based billing with credits.