Close to 12,000 valid secrets that include API keys and passwords have been found in the Common Crawl dataset used for training multiple artificial intelligence models.

API keys are commonly used in web development to integrate third-party services such as mapping, payment processing and social media platforms into applications.

Follow our guide to learn how to access and use the Google Gemini API key for free. You can test its multimodal features with examples here.

Check out how API keys can help developers create and manage APIs securely, making them a must-have for any API-driven project.

Take advantage of API key authentication to control the access of applications and services to your Web APIs in ASP.NET Core.