How to Access Your API Key

Learn how to access and manage your Shovels API key from your account dashboard for authenticating API requests.

Your API key is required to authenticate all requests to the Shovels API.

Accessing Your API Key

1. Log in to your Shovels account
2. Open the API key tab
3. Your API key is displayed in the API Key field

Using Your API Key

Include your API key in the header of every API request:

curl -X GET "https://api.shovels.ai/v2/meta/release" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Free Plan API Access

New accounts start on the Free plan, with a monthly credit allowance to explore our capabilities before committing to a paid plan. See shovels.ai/pricing.

Every plan is credit-based: each record returned counts as one credit, on Free and paid plans alike.

Tracking Your Usage

You can view your API credit usage on the Manage subscription tab of your account or by calling the GET /v2/usage endpoint. Credits reset monthly on your subscription or upgrade date.

Need More Credits?

If you hit your limit and need more credits:

• Contact [e-mail]
• Call us at 1-800-511-7457

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