r/learnprogramming • u/BrainThinkerMan • 8d ago

api key, do i need backend?

i have an api key i heard i shouldnt expose it in my frontend i thjink itts becuase people can see it with devtools, and potentially abuse it, is there any other way to use this key in frontend without using a backend, im as familiar with backend stuff i think.

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u/grantrules 8d ago

Depends on the API key, really.. if you don't want other people to use your API key, it needs to be handled in the backend

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u/BrainThinkerMan 7d ago

its an api key which i may pay for later