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Authentication

All HikerAPI requests require an API key passed via the x-access-key header.

Get your API key

  1. Sign up at hikerapi.com
  2. Confirm via Telegram
  3. Get your token from the dashboard

Usage

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/v1/user/by/username?username=ronaldo"

from hikerapi import Client

cl = Client(token="YOUR_TOKEN")

const headers = { "x-access-key": "YOUR_TOKEN" };

Free trial

After signup you get 100 free requests to test the API. No credit card required.

Check your balance

curl -H "x-access-key: YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.hikerapi.com/sys/balance"

Response:

{
  "requests": 100000,
  "rate": 15,
  "currency": "USD",
  "amount": 100.00
}
  • requests — remaining request units
  • rate — your current rate limit (requests/second)
  • currency — account currency
  • amount — remaining balance