Ruby on Rails Starter Kit with Unkey API Authentication

This Ruby on Rails starter kit demonstrates how to implement API key authentication with Unkey. Learn to protect public and private routes easily and authenticate users quickly.

Note: This application uses the Unkey API directly since there is currently no official SDK available for Ruby on Rails, allowing for a hands-on approach to API integration.

Prerequisites

This project is built using Ruby 3.2.2 and Rails 7.2.1. Check the Rails documentation for more details on version compatibility.

Quickstart

Create a root key

1. Go to settings.root-keys and click on the "Create New Root Key" button.
2. Enter a name for the key.
3. Select the following workspace permissions: create_key, read_key, encrypt_key and decrypt_key.
4. Click "Create".

Create your API

1. Go to apis and click on the "Create New API" button.
2. Give it a name.
3. Click "Create".

Create your first API key

1. Click "Create Key" in the top right corner.
2. Feel the form with any key information you want or leave it empty.
3. Click "Create"
4. Copy the key and save it somewhere safe.

Set up the example

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

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   1git clone git@github.com:unrenamed/unkey-rails
   2cd unkey-rails

2. Create a .env file in the root directory and populate it with the following environment variables:

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   1UNKEY_API_ID=your-unkey-api-id

   Ensure you replace your-unkey-api-id with your actual Unkey credentials.

3. Start the server:

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   1rails server

   The server will start and listen on the 3000 port.

4. Test the public route as a guest:

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   1curl http://localhost:3000/public

5. Test the public route as an authorized user by passing the API key in the header:

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   1curl http://localhost:3000/public -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

6. Test the protected route, which requires valid authorization:

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   1curl http://localhost:3000/protected -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"