# api_key on /api/v2/* is deprecated

RocketReach API deprecated /api/v2/*, query parameter api_key without giving a shutdown date yet.

The provider has deprecated the api_key query parameter across /api/v2/* endpoints without a shutdown date. Calls passing this query parameter instead of using headers will eventually fail. The provider notes that authenticating via this query parameter is legacy behavior.

## What to use instead

Send the key in the Api-Key request header instead of passing the api_key query parameter.

- API: RocketReach API (api.rocketreach.co)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/api/v2/*`, `query parameter api_key`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.rocketreach.co/reference/people-lookup-api.md)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against RocketReach API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/rocketreach-api/breaking-changes/api-key-on-api-v2-is-deprecated/

## RocketReach API's words

> Requests to the API are authenticated using the Api-Key request header. Older clients may use an `api_key` query parameter, but this behavior is deprecated.

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