# Auth

Authentication and API key validation operations.

## Validate an API key

 - [GET /v1/auth/validate-key](https://developers.databox.com/docs/api/api.databox.com/auth/auth_validateapikey.md): Validates the API key supplied in the x-api-key header.

Use this endpoint as a setup/health check. Integration partners can call it to confirm
a customer's key before enabling data ingestion or completing account linking.
- 200 OK: Key is valid.
- 401 Unauthorized: Key is missing or invalid (standard error envelope).