---
title: "Validate an API key"
method: GET
path: "/v1/auth/validate-key"
tags: ["Auth"]
---

# Validate an API key

`GET /v1/auth/validate-key`

Validates the API key supplied in the `x-api-key` header.

Use this endpoint as a setup/health check. Integration partners can call it to confirm
a customer's key before enabling data ingestion or completing account linking.
- **200 OK:** Key is valid.
- **401 Unauthorized:** Key is missing or invalid (standard error envelope).

## Response `200`

Successful response confirming the provided API key is valid.

- object
  - `requestId` string — Unique identifier for the request.
  - `status` string — Indicates the status of the request.

## Other responses

- `401` — Error response indicating that the API key is missing or invalid.

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