# missing_api_key

> missing_api_key (401): the request carried no API key.

Canonical: https://corpoapi.com/errors/missing_api_key

HTTP 401 · Missing API key

The request carried no API key.

## Why it happens

Every v1 endpoint except coverage and health authenticates with X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer, including the free search, usage and company data endpoints.

## How to fix it

Create a key in the dashboard and send it as X-API-Key: ck_live_… (or Authorization: Bearer ck_live_…).

## Example response

```json
{
  "type": "https://corpoapi.com/errors/missing_api_key",
  "title": "Missing API key",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "missing_api_key",
  "detail": "No API key was supplied."
}
```