Get an API key
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Preview — this feature is being built; the design below is the spec.
GET https://app.syntic.ai/v1/organizations/api_keys/{api_key_id}Return one inference key’s metadata.
For how this fits into a full workflow, see API key management.
Headers
| Header | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|
Authorization | Yes | Bearer <admin key>: an Admin API key (sk_admin_...). Inference keys are refused with 403 admin_key_required. See Admin API keys. |
syntic-beta | Yes, while in preview | admin-2026-11-01. Without it the call fails with 400 beta_required. See Versioning. |
Path parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
api_key_id | string | The key’s id, starting with apikey_. |
Response
200 OK, Content-Type: application/json
{
"id": "apikey_01JB7C9E1G3J5L7N9Q1S",
"type": "api_key",
"name": "billing-worker-prod",
"kind": "private",
"prefix": "sk_live_3f9c",
"hint": "…a71e",
"status": "active",
"workspace_id": "wrkspc_01JC0A2C4E6G8J0L2N4Q",
"created_by": {
"id": "user_01J9Y0A2C4E6G8J0L2N4",
"email": "dana@example.com",
"status": "active"
},
"allowed_origins": [],
"allowed_ips": [
"203.0.113.0/24"
],
"pinned_version": "2026-11-01",
"expires_at": null,
"created_at": "2026-03-02T09:30:00Z",
"last_used_at": "2026-11-05T10:02:11Z",
"last_used_ip": "203.0.113.40",
"use_count": 1841220
}| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
kind | string | private (sk_live_), public (pk_live_) or syntic_code (sk_syntic_). |
prefix | string | First characters, to match a leaked or logged value. |
hint | string | Last characters. |
status | string | active, inactive, revoked or expired. |
created_by.status | string | If not active, the key does not work even when its own status is active. |
pinned_version | string | The syntic-version used when a request sends none. |
use_count | integer | Requests made with the key, updated at most once a minute. |
Examples
curl -sS https://app.syntic.ai/v1/organizations/api_keys/apikey_01JB7C9E1G3J5L7N9Q1S \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SYNTIC_ADMIN_KEY" \
-H "syntic-beta: admin-2026-11-01"Errors
Errors use the error envelope and carry a request_id. Codes specific to this operation:
| Status | type | code | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_request_error | beta_required | The syntic-beta header is missing. |
| 404 | not_found_error | api_key_not_found | No key with that id in the organization. |
| 401 | authentication_error | invalid_api_key | The admin key is missing, unknown, revoked or expired. |
| 403 | permission_error | admin_key_required | An inference key was used. |
| 429 | rate_limit_error | rate_limited | Too many requests; wait for Retry-After. See Rate-limit headers. |
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