Authentication

Overview

Every request to the Kener API (except the public status endpoint) must include a valid API key in the Authorization header.

API keys are prefixed with kener_ followed by 64 random hexadecimal characters:

kener_a1b2c3d4e5f6...

Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>

Example request:

curl -X GET https://your-kener-instance.com/api/v4/monitors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer kener_a1b2c3d4e5f6..."

Create API keys from the Administration → API Keys section of the Kener dashboard. See API Keys for step-by-step instructions.

Copy your API key immediately after creation — it is shown only once and cannot be retrieved later.

If your API key is missing or invalid, the API returns a 401 Unauthorized response:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Missing or invalid authorization header"
  }
}

If the key exists but has been deactivated, you receive:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Invalid API key"
  }
}

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