Key and status

Updated on 5 November 20261 min read

These operations change nothing on the account. They let your programs confirm that everything is ready, before and during their work.

The connection to the API

GET /v1/ping answers without a key. Use it to test the connection, for example in an alert that confirms the API is available.

What the key can do

GET /v1/token returns the mode, permissions, validity and limits of the key that made the request, and GET /v1/limits returns the requests left in this minute and the spending limit. Any valid key can call these two operations, and the key itself is never returned. See Permissions and Limits.

Long operations

Some operations answer 202 with an action_id, because the work continues after the response. Follow the result with GET /v1/actions/{id} instead of repeating the request. Only actions of your own account can be seen.

The specification

GET /v1/openapi.json returns the whole API in OpenAPI format, without a key. It can be used, for example, to generate a client in your language.

Operations

5 operations in this area. Click an operation to see its parameters, examples and responses, or to try it in the Playground, without leaving the page.

GET

Check that the API is responding

/v1/ping

GEThttps://api.interweb.ao/v1/ping

Answers without a key. Use it to test connectivity.

Authentication

This operation does not need a key.

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.interweb.ao/v1/ping" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.interweb.ao/v1/ping');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Accept-Language: en',
    ],
]);
$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $body, PHP_EOL;

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Accept-Language": "en",
}
r = requests.get("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/ping", headers=headers, timeout=30)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/ping", {
  headers: {
    "Accept-Language": "en",
  },
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.text());

Responses

200

The API is responding.

{
  "data": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "v1",
    "time": "2026-11-04T21:30:00+02:00"
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Header	Description
`X-Correlation-ID`	Identifier of this request. Give it to support when you report a problem.
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Requests allowed per minute.
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in the current minute.
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	When the minute ends, as a Unix timestamp in seconds.

429

Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again shortly.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "retry_after": 42
    }
  }
}

Header	Description
`Retry-After`	Seconds to wait before trying again.

500

An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An internal error occurred. Please give the correlation_id to support.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

503

The API is turned off.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "disabled",
    "message": "The API is currently turned off.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.
500	`internal_error`	An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.
503	`disabled`	The API is turned off.

The error format is explained in Errors.

GET

See the key in use

/v1/token

GEThttps://api.interweb.ao/v1/token

Returns the permissions, validity and limits of the key that made the request. Any valid key can call it. The key itself is never returned.

Authentication

Needs a valid key in the Authorization: Bearer header. A valid key is enough: no area permission is needed.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`X-API-Mode`	header	string: sandbox, production	no	Optional. If it does not match the mode of the key, the request is refused with `invalid_request` and reason `mode_mismatch`. Use it to make sure a program never runs with the wrong key.

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.interweb.ao/v1/token" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RLX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.interweb.ao/v1/token');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('RLX_API_KEY'),
        'Accept-Language: en',
    ],
]);
$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $body, PHP_EOL;

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["RLX_API_KEY"],
    "Accept-Language": "en",
}
r = requests.get("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/token", headers=headers, timeout=30)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/token", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RLX_API_KEY}`,
    "Accept-Language": "en",
  },
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.text());

Responses

200

Data about the key.

{
  "data": {
    "id": 12,
    "name": "Example key",
    "type": "sandbox",
    "mode": "sandbox",
    "writes_simulated": true,
    "suffix": "AbCd",
    "permissions": [
      "dns:read"
    ],
    "allowed_ips": [
      "198.51.100.0/24"
    ],
    "expires_at": "2027-02-02T10:00:00+02:00",
    "created_at": "2026-11-04T10:00:00+02:00",
    "last_used_at": "2026-11-04T21:30:00+02:00",
    "rate_limit": {
      "limit": 90,
      "remaining": 89,
      "reset": 1793820660,
      "window_seconds": 60
    },
    "spending": {
      "limit": 0,
      "spent": 0,
      "currency": "AOA",
      "window_days": 30
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Field	Type	Description
`data.suffix`	string	Last 4 characters of the key.
`data.allowed_ips`	array<string>	Empty means any IP address.
`data.expires_at`	string, null (date-time)	null means no expiry.
`data.rate_limit.reset`	integer	Unix timestamp in seconds.
`data.spending.limit`	number	Maximum per 30 days, in the currency of the customer. 0 means the key cannot spend.
`data.mode`	string: sandbox, production	The mode of this key.
`data.writes_simulated`	boolean	True when writes with this key are simulated: a Sandbox key, or a Production key while the API is still in preparation.

Header	Description
`X-Correlation-ID`	Identifier of this request. Give it to support when you report a problem.
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Requests allowed per minute.
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in the current minute.
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	When the minute ends, as a Unix timestamp in seconds.
`X-API-Mode`	The mode of the key that made the request: `sandbox` or `production`.

401

The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Missing or invalid API key.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

403

The account cannot use the API (forbidden), the key lacks the permission (insufficient_scope), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (ip_not_allowed).

{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This key does not have the required permission.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "required": "dns:read"
    }
  }
}

429

Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again shortly.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "retry_after": 42
    }
  }
}

Header	Description
`Retry-After`	Seconds to wait before trying again.

500

An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An internal error occurred. Please give the correlation_id to support.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

503

The API is turned off.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "disabled",
    "message": "The API is currently turned off.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
401	`unauthorized`	The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.
403	`forbidden`, `insufficient_scope`, `ip_not_allowed`	The account cannot use the API (`forbidden`), the key lacks the permission (`insufficient_scope`), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (`ip_not_allowed`).
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.
500	`internal_error`	An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.
503	`disabled`	The API is turned off.

The error format is explained in Errors.

GET

See the limits of the key

/v1/limits

GEThttps://api.interweb.ao/v1/limits

Returns the requests left in the current minute and the spending limit of the key.

Authentication

Needs a valid key in the Authorization: Bearer header. A valid key is enough: no area permission is needed.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`X-API-Mode`	header	string: sandbox, production	no	Optional. If it does not match the mode of the key, the request is refused with `invalid_request` and reason `mode_mismatch`. Use it to make sure a program never runs with the wrong key.

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.interweb.ao/v1/limits" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RLX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.interweb.ao/v1/limits');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('RLX_API_KEY'),
        'Accept-Language: en',
    ],
]);
$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $body, PHP_EOL;

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["RLX_API_KEY"],
    "Accept-Language": "en",
}
r = requests.get("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/limits", headers=headers, timeout=30)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/limits", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RLX_API_KEY}`,
    "Accept-Language": "en",
  },
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.text());

Responses

200

The limits of the key.

{
  "data": {
    "mode": "sandbox",
    "requests": {
      "limit": 90,
      "remaining": 88,
      "reset": 1793820660,
      "window_seconds": 60
    },
    "unauthenticated_requests_per_minute": 30,
    "spending": {
      "limit": 500,
      "spent": 120.5,
      "currency": "AOA",
      "window_days": 30
    }
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Field	Type	Description
`data.requests.reset`	integer	Unix timestamp in seconds.
`data.spending.limit`	number	Maximum per 30 days, in the currency of the customer. 0 means the key cannot spend.
`data.mode`	string: sandbox, production	The mode of this key.

Header	Description
`X-Correlation-ID`	Identifier of this request. Give it to support when you report a problem.
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Requests allowed per minute.
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in the current minute.
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	When the minute ends, as a Unix timestamp in seconds.
`X-API-Mode`	The mode of the key that made the request: `sandbox` or `production`.

401

The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Missing or invalid API key.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

403

The account cannot use the API (forbidden), the key lacks the permission (insufficient_scope), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (ip_not_allowed).

{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This key does not have the required permission.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "required": "dns:read"
    }
  }
}

429

Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again shortly.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "retry_after": 42
    }
  }
}

Header	Description
`Retry-After`	Seconds to wait before trying again.

500

An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An internal error occurred. Please give the correlation_id to support.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

503

The API is turned off.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "disabled",
    "message": "The API is currently turned off.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
401	`unauthorized`	The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.
403	`forbidden`, `insufficient_scope`, `ip_not_allowed`	The account cannot use the API (`forbidden`), the key lacks the permission (`insufficient_scope`), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (`ip_not_allowed`).
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.
500	`internal_error`	An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.
503	`disabled`	The API is turned off.

The error format is explained in Errors.

GET

Follow a long-running operation

/v1/actions/{id}

GEThttps://api.interweb.ao/v1/actions/{id}

Long operations answer 202 with an action_id. Use this operation to follow the result instead of repeating the request. Only actions of your own account can be seen.

Authentication

Needs a valid key in the Authorization: Bearer header. A valid key is enough: no area permission is needed.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`id`	path	string (uuid)	yes	The action_id received in the 202 answer.
`X-API-Mode`	header	string: sandbox, production	no	Optional. If it does not match the mode of the key, the request is refused with `invalid_request` and reason `mode_mismatch`. Use it to make sure a program never runs with the wrong key.

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.interweb.ao/v1/actions/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RLX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.interweb.ao/v1/actions/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('RLX_API_KEY'),
        'Accept-Language: en',
    ],
]);
$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $body, PHP_EOL;

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["RLX_API_KEY"],
    "Accept-Language": "en",
}
r = requests.get("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/actions/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000", headers=headers, timeout=30)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/actions/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RLX_API_KEY}`,
    "Accept-Language": "en",
  },
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.text());

Responses

200

The state of the action.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "type": "example.operation",
    "target": "example.com",
    "status": "running",
    "result": null,
    "created_at": "2026-11-04T21:30:00+02:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-11-04T21:30:05+02:00"
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Field	Type	Description
`data.result`	any	null until the action ends.

Header	Description
`X-Correlation-ID`	Identifier of this request. Give it to support when you report a problem.
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Requests allowed per minute.
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in the current minute.
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	When the minute ends, as a Unix timestamp in seconds.
`X-API-Mode`	The mode of the key that made the request: `sandbox` or `production`.

401

The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Missing or invalid API key.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

403

The account cannot use the API (forbidden), the key lacks the permission (insufficient_scope), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (ip_not_allowed).

{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This key does not have the required permission.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "required": "dns:read"
    }
  }
}

404

Not found.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "Not found.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

429

Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again shortly.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "retry_after": 42
    }
  }
}

Header	Description
`Retry-After`	Seconds to wait before trying again.

500

An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An internal error occurred. Please give the correlation_id to support.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

503

The API is turned off.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "disabled",
    "message": "The API is currently turned off.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
401	`unauthorized`	The key is missing, invalid, revoked or expired, or the user who created it no longer has access to the account.
403	`forbidden`, `insufficient_scope`, `ip_not_allowed`	The account cannot use the API (`forbidden`), the key lacks the permission (`insufficient_scope`), or the IP address is not on the list of the key (`ip_not_allowed`).
404	`not_found`	Not found.
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.
500	`internal_error`	An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.
503	`disabled`	The API is turned off.

The error format is explained in Errors.

GET

Download this specification

/v1/openapi.json

GEThttps://api.interweb.ao/v1/openapi.json

Answers without a key. Returns this OpenAPI document as it is, without the data and meta envelope.

Authentication

This operation does not need a key.

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.interweb.ao/v1/openapi.json" \
  -H "Accept-Language: en"

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.interweb.ao/v1/openapi.json');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Accept-Language: en',
    ],
]);
$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo $status, PHP_EOL, $body, PHP_EOL;

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Accept-Language": "en",
}
r = requests.get("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/openapi.json", headers=headers, timeout=30)
print(r.status_code)
print(r.text)

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.interweb.ao/v1/openapi.json", {
  headers: {
    "Accept-Language": "en",
  },
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.text());

Responses

200

The OpenAPI document.

The response is the requested document.

Header	Description
`X-Correlation-ID`	Identifier of this request. Give it to support when you report a problem.
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Requests allowed per minute.
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in the current minute.
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	When the minute ends, as a Unix timestamp in seconds.

429

Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again shortly.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {
      "retry_after": 42
    }
  }
}

Header	Description
`Retry-After`	Seconds to wait before trying again.

500

An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An internal error occurred. Please give the correlation_id to support.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

503

The API is turned off.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "disabled",
    "message": "The API is currently turned off.",
    "correlation_id": "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Wait for the time in Retry-After.
500	`internal_error`	An internal error occurred. Give the correlation_id to support.
503	`disabled`	The API is turned off.

The error format is explained in Errors.