API Reference
Create an API key
Create a Standard API key. Save the plaintext key returned by this operation because it is shown once.
Create a Standard API key. Save the plaintext key returned by this operation because it is shown once.
Endpoint
- Base URL
https://runapi.ai- API version
v1- Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MANAGEMENT_API_KEY- Authorization
- Requires an account-admin Management API key. The new Standard API key is owned by the caller.
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JSON bodyRequest
Send values only in the listed request location.
JSON body6 fields
allowed_modelsarray | null
Optional
Optional allowlist of model identifiers.
credit_limit_centsinteger | null
Optional
Optional spending cap in USD cents.
credit_limit_reset_intervalstring | null
Optional
Optional reset cadence for the key spending cap.
Allowed values:daily, weekly, monthly
enabledboolean
Optional
Whether requests using this key are accepted.
Default:true
guardrail_idstring
Optional
Optional guardrail prefix ID to attach at creation.
namestring
Optional
Friendly name for the API key.
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HTTP 201Success response
POST /api/v1/keys
JSON
{
"allowed_models": [
"gpt-5.4"
],
"created_at": "2026-07-27T10:00:00.000Z",
"credit_limit_cents": 1000,
"credit_limit_reset_interval": "daily",
"enabled": true,
"guardrail_id": "guardrail_123",
"id": "token_123",
"key": "runapi_plaintext_example",
"last_used_at": null,
"masked_token": "runapi_abc...wxyz",
"name": "Production"
}
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HTTP 401Error response (401)
JSON
{
"error": "Authentication required"
}
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HTTP 403Error response (403)
JSON
{
"error": "Management API key required"
}
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HTTP 403Error response (403)
JSON
{
"error": "Account admin required"
}
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HTTP 400Error response (400)
JSON
{
"error": "page must be an integer"
}
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HTTP 422Error response (422)
JSON
{
"errors": {
"base": [
"Validation failed"
]
}
}
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cURL example
CURL
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/keys \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MANAGEMENT_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"name":"Production","credit_limit_cents":1000,"credit_limit_reset_interval":"daily","allowed_models":["gpt-5.4"],"guardrail_id":"guardrail_123"}'
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