Open-source API Key server written in Go by Ory
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HN · launched Jun 11, 2026 · 35 upvotes (top 19%) · 0 views
Niche: api generation and management tools · 64 launches, 1 in the last 7 days ▼ -80% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Security
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes An API key server is a standard backend service providing key generation, cryptographic hashing, rate limiting, and verification endpoints using Go and an SQL database.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Ory Talos, gh-proxy
Concerns raised: Requires third-party services to integrate (e.g., GitHub would need to use Ory Talos), M2M tokens focus vs. AI agent ephemeral token use cases
Feature requests: Support for third-party credential tokens beyond M2M, Broader service integration (100+ services beyond GitHub)
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 355 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #58 of 356 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 225 days after the earliest competitor.
- key-to-magpie · github · 2026-10-17 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- ssh-key-manager · github · 2026-11-02 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Free Google Places API alternative using OpenStreetMap (no API key) · hn · 2026-05-10 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- The fastest JSON parser for Go · hn · 2026-07-31 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- BitTorrent client written in Go without external dependencies · hn · 2026-02-28 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- Guts · hn · 2025-11-18 · 105 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- Create a full language server in Go with 3.17 spec support · hn · 2026-03-24 · 93 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- Scrappy · hn · 2026-02-16 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.45
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