The gateway bypasses web sessions: requests only carry an X-API-Key header. Keys are stored as hashes with constant-time comparison; source IPs with repeated failures are temporarily banned against brute force.
When creating a key, scope the allowed tools (wildcards supported), then layer source-IP allowlists, requests-per-minute (default 60, tunable) and a daily quota; tasks and results are isolated per key. Friends or colleagues can call with a key — no accounts needed.
Only the founder account can create / manage keys
Per-key call statistics and logs
Disable, set expiry or delete anytime
Full Endpoint Matrix
The gateway shares the exact engines of the UI toolbox: 14 PDF endpoints, 14 image, 4 text, 12 dev, 2 OCR, 2 conversion and 4 AI imaging; the AI series runs async with task status, SSE progress stream, cancel, delete, download and listing.
Docs & Onboarding
Built-in public docs page and a runnable examples page (share the URL directly with teammates), plus single-file example download; CORS origins are configurable for browser-side scripts.
While the gateway is off, these pages return a maintenance notice; rollout is controlled by the admin per capability scope.