apikee · Python

API key plugin for Python — FastAPI, Flask, and Starlette.

Install

pip install apikee                # local mode, zero deps
pip install "apikee[fastapi]"     # + FastAPI middleware
pip install "apikee[server]"      # + encrypted server channel (apikee.dev)
pip install "apikee[all]"         # everything

Configure (set 1 env var)

export APIKEE_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)

# Optional — enables server mode (usage tracking, rate limits, fraud detection)
export APIKEE_SERVER_KEY=sk_live_...
export APIKEE_PROJECT_ENV=my-api-production

FastAPI

from apikee.fastapi import SecuredFastAPI, ApikeeDepends, require_scope
from apikee import ApikeeClaims
from fastapi import Depends

app = SecuredFastAPI()  # reads APIKEE_SECRET — done

@app.post("/keys")         # public endpoint — issue keys to customers
def create_key(tenant: str, scopes: str = "read,write"):
    key = app.apikee.create(tenant, scopes=scopes.split(","))
    return {"key": key}   # store it — returned once

@app.get("/data")
def get_data(claims: ApikeeClaims = ApikeeDepends()):
    return {"tenant": claims.tenant, "scopes": claims.scopes}

@app.delete("/admin", dependencies=[Depends(require_scope("admin"))])
def admin_action(): ...

Open /docs — every endpoint shows the 🔒 lock. Click Authorize, paste a key.

Flask

from flask import Flask
from apikee.flask import init_apikee, apikee_required, require_scope, get_claims

app = Flask(__name__)
init_apikee(app)  # reads APIKEE_SECRET — done

@app.get("/data")
@apikee_required
def data():
    return {"tenant": get_claims().tenant}

@app.delete("/admin")
@require_scope("admin")
def admin(): ...

Any ASGI

from apikee import Apikee

apikee = Apikee()
app.add_middleware(apikee.middleware)   # claims at request.state.apikee

# Or inline, no middleware:
claims = apikee.protect(request.headers.get("x-api-key"))

Key rotation (zero downtime)

export APIKEE_SECRET=new-secret        # new keys signed with this
# Old keys still validate during the rotation window — pass both to Apikee():

apikee = Apikee(secrets=["new-secret", "old-secret"])

Workflows

Release: git tag v1.2.3 && git push --tags

Secrets needed (repo → Settings → Secrets → Actions):

Docs

apikee.com/docs · apikee.dev