Authentication

API Key Format

Your API keys are prefixed with ak_live_ for production and ak_test_ for testing.

ak_live_demo_7JH8K92LMN34XYZabcdef123456

Using the Authorization Header

Include your API key in the Authorization header using the Bearer scheme:

Authorization: Bearer ak_live_demo_YOUR_KEY_HERE

Example Request

Here is a complete example with authentication:

curl -X POST https://api.pandalink.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_demo_7JH8K92LMN34XYZ" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-14b",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "What is AI?"}
    ]
  }'

Error Responses

If authentication fails, you will receive one of these error responses: