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Unkey

Unkey is the developer platform for modern APIs, providing globally distributed API key management, rate limiting, identity management, analytics, and deployment capabilities. The platform enables API providers to issue, verify, and revoke keys with metadata, expiration, usage credits, permissions, and roles — without managing any infrastructure.

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APIs

Unkey API

Unkey's REST API providing programmatic access to all platform resources: API namespace management, API key lifecycle (create, verify, update, reroll, delete), identity manageme...

Capabilities

Unkey API Key Management

Workflow capability for managing the full lifecycle of API keys using the Unkey platform. Covers creating, verifying, updating, rotating, and revoking keys, plus managing permis...

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Unkey Identity Management

Workflow capability for managing identities in the Unkey platform. Identities group multiple API keys under a single external user or organization ID, enabling shared rate limit...

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Unkey Rate Limiting

Workflow capability for standalone rate limiting using the Unkey platform. Enables platform engineers, backend developers, and API teams to protect any endpoint from abuse with ...

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Features

Free: 0.25 vCPU / 0.25 GB per instance, 1 concurrent build
Starter $5/mo: 2 vCPU/2 GB, $5 credits, custom domains
Pro $25/mo: 8 vCPU/8 GB, $25 credits
Business $50/mo: 32 vCPU/32 GB, $50 credits
Predictable usage-based billing on top of subscription
API Keys: create, verify, list, update, delete
Rate Limiting: standalone evaluations without keys
REST API at api.unkey.com
REST rate limit: 60 req/sec Free, 600 req/sec Pro+
Identities for tying multiple keys to a user/account
Permissions and roles per key
Multi-namespace ratelimit overrides
OAuth 2.0 + root keys
Audit log for key/identity events
Webhooks for key/identity changes
Open-source self-hostable

Semantic Vocabularies

Unkey Context

10 classes · 33 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Unkey API Rules

10 rules · 3 errors 7 warnings

SPECTRAL

Resources

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Website
Website
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Documentation
Documentation
👥
GitHub
GitHub
💰
Pricing
Pricing
📰
Blog
Blog
📄
Changelog
Changelog
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Sources

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description: Unkey is the developer platform for modern APIs, providing globally distributed API key management,
  rate limiting, identity management, analytics, and deployment capabilities. The platform enables API
  providers to issue, verify, and revoke keys with metadata, expiration, usage credits, permissions, and
  roles — without managing any infrastructure.
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      - 'Starter $5/mo: 2 vCPU/2 GB, $5 credits, custom domains'
      - 'Pro $25/mo: 8 vCPU/8 GB, $25 credits'
      - 'Business $50/mo: 32 vCPU/32 GB, $50 credits'
      - Predictable usage-based billing on top of subscription
      - 'API Keys: create, verify, list, update, delete'
      - 'Rate Limiting: standalone evaluations without keys'
      - REST API at api.unkey.com
      - 'REST rate limit: 60 req/sec Free, 600 req/sec Pro+'
      - Identities for tying multiple keys to a user/account
      - Permissions and roles per key
      - Multi-namespace ratelimit overrides
      - OAuth 2.0 + root keys
      - Audit log for key/identity events
      - Webhooks for key/identity changes
      - Open-source self-hostable
    sources:
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maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]