# Read one API key

`GET /v1/console/keys/{key_id}` (operation id `getKey`)

Authentication: Console session cookie (`__Host-dex_session`). State-changing routes also need the `x-dex-csrf` header.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `key_id` | path | KeyId | yes | (pattern ^key_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$) |

## Responses

### 200

The key, without its secret.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | KeyId | yes | (pattern ^key_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$) |
| `object` | string | yes | (always "api_key") |
| `name` | string | yes |  |
| `mode` | string | yes | (one of "live", "test") |
| `prefix` | string | yes | The mode prefix plus the first 4 characters, for recognising the key. (pattern ^dex_(live\|test)_[0-9A-Za-z]{4}$) |
| `scopes` | array of Scope | yes | (each item: one of "decide", "usage:read", "balance:read") |
| `limits` | KeyLimits | yes | (no other fields) |
| `limits.requests_per_minute` | integer | no | (1 to 600) |
| `limits.tokens_per_minute` | integer | no | (1,000 to 600,000) |
| `limits.concurrency` | integer | no | (1 to 32) |
| `created_at` | string | yes | (format date-time) |
| `last_used_at` | string \| null | yes | (format date-time) |
| `expires_at` | string \| null | yes | (format date-time) |
| `revoked_at` | string \| null | yes | (format date-time) |

### 401

Missing, unknown, revoked or expired credentials.

### 403

The credentials are valid but not allowed to do this (missing scope, suspended account or failed CSRF check).

### 404

The model, key or route does not exist, or the model version is retired.

### 500

An unexpected error. Any charge was refunded. Retry with the same idempotency key.

### 503

`maintenance`: the console's database, sign-in or payments are unavailable for a moment. Retry after
`retry-after`. Nothing was changed.


## Examples

Illustrative values. Examples show the shape of requests and responses; the numbers in them are not measured results.

Response: A live key limited below the account caps

```json
{
  "id": "key_01M54VQCG06CQ643DZVMXXQKFB",
  "object": "api_key",
  "name": "support-router",
  "mode": "live",
  "prefix": "dex_live_Q7mK",
  "scopes": [
    "decide",
    "usage:read",
    "balance:read"
  ],
  "limits": {
    "requests_per_minute": 120,
    "tokens_per_minute": 120000,
    "concurrency": 8
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-17T08:30:00Z",
  "last_used_at": "2026-10-20T11:59:41Z",
  "expires_at": null,
  "revoked_at": null
}
```