Create an API key

Keys live in the arbitr UI. The API cannot mint one for you.

Create Key

1. Log in to arbitr.

2. Open Settings → API Keys.

3. Click Create key.

4. Give it a name you will recognise later (for example Production integration).

5. Leave the mode on Live — real projects, real credits, prefix abr_live_….

   The Test option (abr_test_…) returns canned responses without running the pipeline or charging credits. It checks auth, scopes and request shape; it cannot tell you whether a real project will succeed. Read Test mode before choosing it.

6. Select at least one scope. For the usual submit → poll → download flow, pick both:

• verify:submit — create projects and resume after payment
• verify:read — list projects, poll status, download deliverables

7. Click Create key.

Copy the plain text immediately. It is shown once and never stored. After you close that card, the list only shows the prefix (abr_live_… / abr_test_…).

If you lose the key, Revoke it and create a new one. Revoke cannot be undone; anything still using that key fails at once.

How to Use it

Send it on every request:

X-API-Key: abr_live_…

Same host for test and live — only the prefix changes.

Check what the key can do:

curl -s https://api-arbitr.straker.ai/v1/me \
  -H "X-API-Key: abr_live_…"

GET /v1/me works with any valid key. A call outside the key’s scopes returns 403 insufficient_scope.

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