Management API Keys Guide

Management API Keys provide a programmatic way to manage the full lifecycle of Model API Keys. They are designed for enterprise teams, SaaS platforms, and automation systems that need to create, distribute, rotate, enable, disable, or revoke keys without relying on manual console operations.

Management API Keys are administrative credentials and are restricted to key management operations. They cannot be used to call model inference or completion endpoints.

1. Overview

Management API Keys are intended for scenarios such as:

Issuing separate Model API Keys for different customers, projects, or environments
Applying usage limits and automatic reset cycles to downstream Model API Keys
Rotating, disabling, or revoking keys programmatically
Enforcing least-privilege key management in SaaS, multi-tenant, and compliance-focused workflows

Core capabilities:

Strict permission isolation for key management operations
Full lifecycle automation for Model API Keys
Configurable usage limits and reset cycles
Designed for server-side services, internal tools, and automated provisioning workflows

2. API Surfaces and Authentication Boundaries

Key management is split into two API surfaces, each with its own authentication model:

API Surface	Purpose	Authentication
`/v1/management-keys`	Manage Management API Keys	`JWT`
`/api/v1/model-router/keys`	Manage Model API Keys using a Management API Key	`Authorization: Bearer <management_key>`

Important:

A Management API Key can only be used with /api/v1/model-router/keys
A Management API Key cannot be used with /v1/management-keys
/v1/management-keys only supports JWT authentication
The full secret is returned only once when a key is created and cannot be retrieved later

3. Basic Rules

Each account can create up to 10 Management API Keys
Management API Keys are enabled immediately after creation
The full Management API Key secret is returned only once
Subsequent list and detail responses return masked key values only
Model API Keys are currently soft-deleted rather than permanently deleted

4. Base URL

The public API base URL is:

text

https://api.dgrid.ai

Route prefixes used in this document:

text

/v1/management-keys
/api/v1/model-router/keys

5. Create a Management API Key

Before using the Management API, first create a Management API Key in the DGrid console:

Open the Management API Keys page
Click Create
Enter a key name
Complete the required security verification
Copy and securely store the key immediately after creation

If you expose this flow in your own UI, clearly inform users that the secret is shown only once and should be stored immediately.

6. Authentication

This document covers two authentication modes:

Endpoints under /v1/management-keys require JWT
Endpoints under /api/v1/model-router/keys require a Management API Key

Use the following header when calling /api/v1/model-router/keys endpoints:

http

Authorization: Bearer <management_key>

7. Management API Key Lifecycle Endpoints

These endpoints are used to create, view, update, enable, disable, and delete Management API Keys. All of them require JWT authentication.

Operation	Method	Path	Notes
Create management key	`POST`	`/v1/management-keys`	Returns the full key only once
List management keys	`GET`	`/v1/management-keys`	Supports pagination
Update management key	`PUT`	`/v1/management-keys/{id}`	Currently only `name` can be updated
Delete management key	`DELETE`	`/v1/management-keys/{id}`	Soft delete
Enable management key	`POST`	`/v1/management-keys/{id}/enablement`	Takes effect immediately
Disable management key	`POST`	`/v1/management-keys/{id}/disablement`	Takes effect immediately

Example create response:

json

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "ok",
  "data": {
    "id": "3ecf9d8d-9b8f-4df6-9d30-7a693e1f0d1c",
    "name": "prod-admin",
    "key": "mk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "keyPreview": "mk-x************************xxxx5",
    "createdAt": "2026-04-23T10:00:00Z",
    "status": "Enabled",
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Notes:

key is returned only once at creation time
keyPreview is the masked display value

8. Manage Model API Keys with a Management API Key

All endpoints in this section use:

http

Authorization: Bearer <management_key>

8.1 Request Fields

The current implementation supports the following fields when creating or updating a Model API Key:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	Required on create	Key name
`limit`	`number`	No	Usage limit
`cycle`	`daily \| weekly \| monthly`	No	Reset cycle for the limit
`expiredAt`	`string`	No	Expiration timestamp in UTC
`groupId`	`string`	No	Group ID

Notes:

If you are familiar with OpenRouter's limit_reset, the closest equivalent in the current DGrid implementation is cycle
expiredAt should use an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp such as 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z

8.2 List Keys

Method: GET
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys
Query parameters:
- page: page number, default 1
- size: page size, default 20, maximum 100

Implementation notes:

Pagination uses page and size, not limit and offset
Partial name search is not currently supported
disabled filtering is not currently supported

Request example:

bash

curl "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys?page=1&size=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>"

Response example:

json

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "ok",
  "data": {
    "total": 2,
    "page": 1,
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111",
        "name": "prod-key",
        "key": "sk-a************************f9x2d",
        "limit": 1000,
        "usageInCycle": 12.34,
        "usageInTotal": 98.76,
        "enabled": true,
        "cycle": "monthly",
        "expiredAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z",
        "groupId": null,
        "groupName": ""
      }
    ]
  }
}

Field notes:

key: masked API key value
usageInCycle: usage within the current cycle
usageInTotal: cumulative usage
enabled: current enabled state
groupName: group name

8.3 Create a Model API Key

Method: POST
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys

Request example:

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "prod-key",
    "limit": 1000,
    "cycle": "monthly",
    "expiredAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z"
  }'

Request body example:

json

{
  "name": "prod-key",
  "limit": 1000,
  "cycle": "monthly",
  "expiredAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z"
}

Response example:

json

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "ok",
  "data": {
    "id": "e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111",
    "key": "sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
  }
}

Notes:

key is the full API key value and is returned only once
Store it immediately in a secure secrets management system

8.4 Get Key Details

Method: GET
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys/{id}

Implementation note:

The current implementation uses id (UUID), not key_hash

Request example:

bash

curl "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys/e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>"

Response example:

json

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "ok",
  "data": {
    "id": "e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111",
    "name": "prod-key",
    "key": "sk-a************************f9x2d",
    "limit": 1000,
    "usageInCycle": 12.34,
    "usageInTotal": 98.76,
    "enabled": true,
    "cycle": "monthly",
    "expiredAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z",
    "groupId": null,
    "groupName": ""
  }
}

8.5 Update a Model API Key

Method: PUT
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys/{id}

Currently supported update fields:

name
limit
cycle
groupId

Request example:

bash

curl -X PUT "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys/e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "prod-key-v2",
    "limit": 2000,
    "cycle": "monthly"
  }'

Request body example:

json

{
  "name": "prod-key-v2",
  "limit": 2000,
  "cycle": "monthly"
}

Implementation note:

The current update method is PUT, not PATCH

8.6 Disable a Model API Key

Method: POST
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys/{id}/disablement

Request example:

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys/e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111/disablement" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>"

After it is disabled, the API key can no longer be used for model calls.

8.7 Enable a Model API Key

Method: POST
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys/{id}/enablement

Request example:

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys/e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111/enablement" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>"

8.8 Delete a Model API Key

Method: DELETE
Path: /api/v1/model-router/keys/{id}

Request example:

bash

curl -X DELETE "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router/keys/e8f9c547-4f0c-4d8b-8e1b-8ef9b0aa1111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <management_key>"

Implementation note:

Deletion is currently a soft delete rather than a physical delete

9. Example Usage

9.1 Python

python

import requests

BASE = "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router"
MANAGEMENT_KEY = "mk-your-management-key"

headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {MANAGEMENT_KEY}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# 1) List keys
resp = requests.get(
    f"{BASE}/keys",
    headers=headers,
    params={"page": 1, "size": 20}
)
print("LIST:", resp.json())

# 2) Create key
resp = requests.post(
    f"{BASE}/keys",
    headers=headers,
    json={
        "name": "prod-key",
        "limit": 1000,
        "cycle": "monthly",
        "expiredAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z"
    }
)
create_data = resp.json()
print("CREATE:", create_data)

key_id = create_data["data"]["id"]

# 3) Get key
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/keys/{key_id}", headers=headers)
print("GET:", resp.json())

# 4) Update key
resp = requests.put(
    f"{BASE}/keys/{key_id}",
    headers=headers,
    json={
        "name": "prod-key-v2",
        "limit": 2000,
        "cycle": "monthly"
    }
)
print("UPDATE:", resp.json())

# 5) Disable key
resp = requests.post(f"{BASE}/keys/{key_id}/disablement", headers=headers)
print("DISABLE:", resp.json())

# 6) Enable key
resp = requests.post(f"{BASE}/keys/{key_id}/enablement", headers=headers)
print("ENABLE:", resp.json())

# 7) Delete key
resp = requests.delete(f"{BASE}/keys/{key_id}", headers=headers)
print("DELETE:", resp.json())

9.2 TypeScript

const BASE = "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router";
const MANAGEMENT_KEY = "mk-your-management-key";

const headers: HeadersInit = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${MANAGEMENT_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

async function main() {
  const listResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys?page=1&size=20`, {
    method: "GET",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("LIST:", await listResp.json());

  const createResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: "prod-key",
      limit: 1000,
      cycle: "monthly",
      expiredAt: "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z",
    }),
  });
  const createData = await createResp.json();
  console.log("CREATE:", createData);

  const keyId = createData.data.id;

  const getResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "GET",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("GET:", await getResp.json());

  const updateResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "PUT",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: "prod-key-v2",
      limit: 2000,
      cycle: "monthly",
    }),
  });
  console.log("UPDATE:", await updateResp.json());

  const disableResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}/disablement`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("DISABLE:", await disableResp.json());

  const enableResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}/enablement`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("ENABLE:", await enableResp.json());

  const deleteResp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("DELETE:", await deleteResp.json());
}

main().catch(console.error);

9.3 JavaScript

javascript

const BASE = "https://api.dgrid.ai/api/v1/model-router";
const MANAGEMENT_KEY = "mk-your-management-key";

const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${MANAGEMENT_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

async function main() {
  let resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys?page=1&size=20`, {
    method: "GET",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("LIST:", await resp.json());

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: "prod-key",
      limit: 1000,
      cycle: "monthly",
      expiredAt: "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z",
    }),
  });
  const createData = await resp.json();
  console.log("CREATE:", createData);

  const keyId = createData.data.id;

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "GET",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("GET:", await resp.json());

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "PUT",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: "prod-key-v2",
      limit: 2000,
      cycle: "monthly",
    }),
  });
  console.log("UPDATE:", await resp.json());

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}/disablement`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("DISABLE:", await resp.json());

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}/enablement`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("ENABLE:", await resp.json());

  resp = await fetch(`${BASE}/keys/${keyId}`, {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers,
  });
  console.log("DELETE:", await resp.json());
}

main().catch(console.error);

10. HTTP Status and Error Codes

HTTP Status	Error Code	Description
`400`	`40001`	Invalid request parameters
`401`	`40101`	Missing Management API Key in request header
`401`	`40102`	Invalid, expired, or disabled Management API Key
`403`	`40301`	Insufficient permissions or invalid key type for this endpoint
`404`	`40401`	Target key not found or does not belong to the current account
`429`	`42901`	Rate limit exceeded
`500`	`50001`	Internal server error

11. Standard Response Format

Successful responses use the following envelope:

json

{
  "code": 200,
  "message": "ok",
  "data": {}
}

Notes:

Successful requests return HTTP 200
Create responses may include the full secret key in data
List and detail endpoints usually return masked key values
Full secrets for both Management API Keys and Model API Keys are returned only once

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1. Overview

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5. Create a Management API Key

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8. Manage Model API Keys with a Management API Key

8.1 Request Fields

8.2 List Keys

8.3 Create a Model API Key

8.4 Get Key Details

8.5 Update a Model API Key

8.6 Disable a Model API Key

8.7 Enable a Model API Key

8.8 Delete a Model API Key

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1. Overview ​

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6. Authentication ​

7. Management API Key Lifecycle Endpoints ​

8. Manage Model API Keys with a Management API Key ​

8.1 Request Fields ​

8.2 List Keys ​

8.3 Create a Model API Key ​

8.4 Get Key Details ​

8.5 Update a Model API Key ​

8.6 Disable a Model API Key ​

8.7 Enable a Model API Key ​

8.8 Delete a Model API Key ​

9. Example Usage ​

9.1 Python ​

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11. Standard Response Format ​

Management API Keys Guide

1. Overview

2. API Surfaces and Authentication Boundaries

3. Basic Rules

4. Base URL

5. Create a Management API Key

6. Authentication

7. Management API Key Lifecycle Endpoints

8. Manage Model API Keys with a Management API Key

8.1 Request Fields

8.2 List Keys

8.3 Create a Model API Key

8.4 Get Key Details

8.5 Update a Model API Key

8.6 Disable a Model API Key

8.7 Enable a Model API Key

8.8 Delete a Model API Key

9. Example Usage

9.1 Python

9.2 TypeScript

9.3 JavaScript

10. HTTP Status and Error Codes

11. Standard Response Format