HTTP 401

invalid_api_key — Shorty API error

Invalid API key (HTTP 401): when the Shorty API returns the invalid_api_key error, why, and how to fix it.

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CodeHTTP statusType URI
invalid_api_key401https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/invalid_api_key

When it happens

An Authorization header was present but the key is unknown, malformed, disabled, or revoked.

Example response

{
  "type": "https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/invalid_api_key",
  "title": "Invalid API key",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "The provided API key is not valid.",
  "instance": "urn:request:req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789",
  "code": "invalid_api_key",
  "request_id": "req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789"
}

How to fix it

Check the key was copied whole (it is shown only once at creation), that it has not been rolled or revoked, and that you are hitting the right host.