# api_key on /api/v1* is deprecated

ScrapingBee API deprecated /api/v1*, query parameter api_key without giving a shutdown date yet.

The provider has deprecated the query parameter api_key on /api/v1* without a shutdown date. Affected requests that continue to use this parameter will eventually fail once it is removed.

## What to use instead

Send the key in the Authorization header as a Bearer token (Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY) instead of the api_key query parameter.

- API: ScrapingBee API (app.scrapingbee.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/api/v1*`, `query parameter api_key`
- Source: [Announcement](https://www.scrapingbee.com/documentation/)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against ScrapingBee API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/scrapingbee-api/breaking-changes/api-key-on-api-v1-is-deprecated/

## ScrapingBee API's words

> passing your API key through the api_key query string parameter is deprecated

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