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Update an API key

Update an existing Standard API key and retrieve its current usage summary.

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Update an existing Standard API key and retrieve its current usage summary.

Endpoint

PATCH /api/v1/keys/:id
Base URL
https://runapi.ai
API version
v1
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MANAGEMENT_API_KEY
Authorization
Requires an account-admin Management API key and permits only keys owned by its user.
02

Request

JSON body

Send values only in the listed request location.

JSON body6 fields
allowed_modelsarray | null
Optional

Replacement model allowlist; null or an empty array clears it.

credit_limit_centsinteger | null
Optional

Spending cap in USD cents; null clears the cap and reset interval.

credit_limit_reset_intervalstring | null
Optional

Reset cadence for the spending cap.

Allowed values: daily, weekly, monthly
credit_limit_windowsobject
Optional

Replacement rolling spending caps keyed by 1h, 1d, or 7d; an empty object clears all rolling caps.

enabledboolean
Optional

Whether requests using this key are accepted.

namestring
Optional

Replacement friendly name for the API key.

Path parameters1 field
idstring
Required

API key prefix ID, for example token_123.

03

Success response

HTTP 200

PATCH /api/v1/keys/:id

JSON 
{
  "allowed_models": [
    "gpt-5.4"
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-07-27T10:00:00.000Z",
  "credit_limit_cents": 1000,
  "credit_limit_reset_interval": "daily",
  "credit_limit_windows": {},
  "credit_usage_cents_by_model": {
    "gpt-5.4": 250
  },
  "credit_usage_cents_this_month": 250,
  "credit_usage_cents_this_week": 100,
  "credit_usage_cents_today": 25,
  "credit_usage_cents_total": 250,
  "enabled": true,
  "guardrail_id": "guardrail_123",
  "id": "token_123",
  "last_used_at": null,
  "masked_token": "runapi_abc...wxyz",
  "name": "Production primary"
}
04

Error response (401)

HTTP 401
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "description": "Human-readable error message.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "Authentication required"
}
05

Error response (403)

HTTP 403
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "description": "Human-readable error message.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "Management API key required"
}
06

Error response (403)

HTTP 403
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "description": "Human-readable error message.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "Account admin required"
}
07

Error response (400)

HTTP 400
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "properties": {
        "error": {
          "description": "Human-readable error message.",
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "error"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "unevaluatedProperties": false
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "error": {
          "description": "Human-readable validation summary.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "errors": {
          "additionalProperties": {
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "type": "array"
          },
          "description": "Validation messages keyed by public request field, with an array of human-readable strings for each field.",
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "error",
        "errors"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "unevaluatedProperties": false
    }
  ]
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "page must be an integer"
}
08

Error response (404)

HTTP 404
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "description": "Human-readable error message.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "Resource not found"
}
09

Error response (422)

HTTP 422
Response schema
JSON 
{
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "description": "Human-readable validation summary.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": "array"
      },
      "description": "Validation messages keyed by public request field, with an array of human-readable strings for each field.",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error",
    "errors"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "unevaluatedProperties": false
}

Response example

JSON 
{
  "error": "Validation failed",
  "errors": {
    "base": [
      "Validation failed"
    ]
  }
}
10

cURL example

CURL 
curl -X PATCH https://runapi.ai/api/v1/keys/token_123 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MANAGEMENT_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name":"Production primary","enabled":true,"credit_limit_windows":{}}'