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Unkey

API key management and rate limiting as a service

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jul 1, 2023

About

Unkey provides API key management infrastructure for developers building API products. It handles key creation, validation, rate limiting, usage tracking, and temporary keys with automatic expiration — all via a fast global API. Instead of building custom API key systems with database lookups, developers use Unkey's edge network for sub-millisecond key verification. It's open-source and designed for SaaS companies that offer API access to their customers.

Tags

api-keysrate-limitingdeveloper-infrastructureopen-sourceedge

Origin Story

By James Perkins

The Problem

Every API-first product rebuilds the same key management, rate limiting, and usage tracking from scratch.

Building It

Launched 2023, open-sourced from day one, growing rapidly among SaaS and API-first companies.

What It Means

Shows that API key management is infrastructure, not application logic — it should be a service.

The Dream

Be the standard API key infrastructure for every developer building API products.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$25/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free tier with 1,000 monthly active keys and 150K verifications. Pro at $25/mo with 10,000 keys and 1M verifications. Enterprise custom.

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Category

Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Building Api Key Management From Scratch
  • Rate Limiting Complexity
  • Api Usage Tracking

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