Authentication

To run a model (transcription, OCR, chat, etc.), you must use a valid API key. The GET /models call (catalog list) is public: no key is required to view the available identifiers.

Get your API key

1. Log in to your AlphaEdge dashboard
2. Go to the API Keys section
3. Generate a new API key or use an existing one
4. Copy your API key (it will only be shown once)

Use your API key

For inference requests, include the key in the X-API-Key header (except GET /models and GET /models/{slug} which are public):

Two header formats are accepted and equivalent:

• X-API-Key: TA_CLE (recommended legacy format)
• Authorization: Bearer TA_CLE (compatible with common SDKs)

If both headers are sent, X-API-Key takes precedence. Without a valid key, the API returns 401 with: {"detail": "Clé API manquante : fournissez l’en-tête X-API-Key ou Authorization: Bearer <clé>."}

The examples below assume a JSON body. For OCR or transcription (multipart), do not send Content-Type: application/json or a hand-built boundary — see the OCR and Audio pages.

# Avec X-API-Key (recommandé)
curl https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me \
  -H "X-API-Key: TA_CLE"

# Équivalent : Authorization: Bearer
curl https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer TA_CLE"

// Avec X-API-Key
const response = await fetch('https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me', {
  headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'TA_CLE' }
});

// Équivalent : Authorization: Bearer
const response2 = await fetch('https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me', {
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer TA_CLE' }
});

import requests

# Avec X-API-Key (recommandé)
response = requests.get(
    'https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me',
    headers={'X-API-Key': 'TA_CLE'},
    timeout=30,
)

# Équivalent : Authorization: Bearer
response = requests.get(
    'https://api-endpoints.alphaedge-ai.com/account/me',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer TA_CLE'},
    timeout=30,
)

Security

Important: Never share your API key publicly. Do not commit it to your Git repositories. Use environment variables to store your API key.