Authentication in Skytells

Learn how to authenticate with the Skytells API and manage your credentials — API keys for applications, personal access tokens for account management.

Authentication & Setup

Before you can make requests to the Skytells API, you need to set up authentication. This section walks you through everything — from generating your first API key to making your first authenticated call.

All requests to the Skytells API are authenticated via an x-api-key header. No other authentication method is supported.

In This Section

Generating an API Key

Learn what API keys are, how to create and manage them from the Skytells Console, and best practices for keeping them secure.

Personal Access Tokens

Fine-grained, scoped credentials for account management, CLI access, and automation.

Making API Requests

See how to authenticate your requests with interactive examples for listing models, creating predictions, and more.

Quick Start

If you're in a hurry, here's how to get authenticated in under a minute:

Get your API key

Go to Skytells Console → API Keys and click Generate New API Key. Copy it immediately.

Set your environment variable

export SKYTELLS_API_KEY="sk-your-api-key-here"

Make your first request

curl https://api.skytells.ai/v1/models \
  -H "x-api-key: $SKYTELLS_API_KEY"

For full details on each step, explore the pages above.

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