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Authenticate to the Orbscan Open API with your API key, passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Requests without a valid key are rejected with a 401 response.

Getting an API key

Request an API key through the Orbscan contact form. Once approved, your key provides access to the endpoints enabled for your credential.
Your API key is a secret. Keep it server-side, never commit it to a public repository, and never expose it in client-side code. If a key is leaked, rotate it.

Using your API key

Pass your key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header on every request:

Example request

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Verifying authentication

A successful, authenticated request returns status_code: "1":
A missing or invalid key returns HTTP 401: