@unkey/api

`@unkey/api` is a TypeScript client for Unkey. If you prefer a typed experience over calling HTTP endpoints directly, this SDK is for you.

Documentation

Currently the latest version on npm is v2.0.0-alpha.x, which was released on the main channel by accident. Due to npm’s policy, we can not take it back down.

v2 is coming, but it’s not ready yet and lacks some api methods. Please install @unkey/api@0.35 for now.

Installation

npm install @unkey/api@0.35

Quickstart

1. Create a new Unkey Root Key in the settings.
2. Use the root key to initialize the client:

import { Unkey } from "@unkey/api";

const unkey = new Unkey({ rootKey: "<UNKEY_ROOT_KEY>" });

Important: Always keep your root key safe and reset it if you suspect it has been compromised.

Usage

Verifying a Key

import { verifyKey } from "@unkey/api";

const { result, error } = await verifyKey("key_123");

if (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
  // Handle potential network or bad request error
  // A link to our docs will be in the `error.docs` field
  return;
}

if (!result.valid) {
  // Do not grant access
  return;
}

// Process request
console.log(result);

Response Format

All methods return either an error or a result field, never both and never none. This approach helps with proper error handling.

Success Response

{
  result: T; // The result depends on what method you called
}

Error Response

{
  error: {
    message: string;
    docs: string; // URL to relevant documentation
  }
}

Configuration Options

Base URL

You can customize the base URL for all requests:

const unkey = new Unkey({
  rootKey: "<UNKEY_ROOT_KEY>",
  baseUrl: "https://my.domain",
});

Retries

Configure retry behavior for network errors:

const unkey = new Unkey({
  rootKey: "<UNKEY_ROOT_KEY>",
  retry: {
    attempts: 3,
    backoff: (retryCount) => retryCount * 1000,
  },
});

Disable Telemetry

To opt out of anonymous telemetry data collection:

const unkey = new Unkey({
  rootKey: "<UNKEY_ROOT_KEY>",
  disableTelemetry: true,
});

Documentation

Read the full documentation