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Unkey Toolbox: Your gateway to creating performant APIs
Launchweek
JUN 27, 2024

Unkey Toolbox: Your gateway to creating performant APIs

A brand new CLI that makes it easier than ever to create APIs

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Semantic caching
Launchweek
JUN 26, 2024

Semantic caching

Faster, cheaper LLM API calls

Author:Dom Eccleston
Dom Eccleston
npm i @unkey/cache
Launchweek
JUN 25, 2024

npm i @unkey/cache

Batteries-included cache SDK for serverless applications.

Author:Andreas Thomas
Andreas Thomas
Unkey Playground
Launchweek
JUN 24, 2024

Unkey Playground

A new page for interested developers to see what Unkey is about.

Author:Michael Silva
Michael Silva
Understanding API Gateways
Tutorials
MAY 23, 2024

Understanding API Gateways

A beginners guide to API Gateways

Author:Michael Silva
Michael Silva
How to ratelimit tRPC routes with Unkey
Tutorials
MAY 17, 2024

How to ratelimit tRPC routes with Unkey

Learn how to use Unkey to ratelimit tRPC routes in your Next.js application.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Fixing serverless with a $5 VPS
Engineering
APR 24, 2024

Fixing serverless with a $5 VPS

How we are supporting our serverless API with servers to scale beyond the limits of serverless.

Author:Andreas Thomas
Andreas Thomas
Introducing standalone ratelimiting
Product
MAR 25, 2024

Introducing standalone ratelimiting

Global ratelimiting built for the modern web.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
High frequency real-time usage based billing
Engineering
MAR 1, 2024

High frequency real-time usage based billing

Building a real-time billing pipeline for millions of daily events

Author:Andreas Thomas
Andreas Thomas
How to build authentic communication in your team
Company
FEB 23, 2024

How to build authentic communication in your team

Authentic communication is the key to building trust and collaboration in your team.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Decoding CLI Authentication
Tutorials
FEB 7, 2024

Decoding CLI Authentication

Command Line Interfaces (CLI) have become integral tools for developers looking to streamline their workflow, but how does it actually work?

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
The UX of UUIDs
Engineering
DEC 7, 2023

The UX of UUIDs

Unique identifiers play a crucial role in all applications, from user authentication to resource management. While using a standard UUID will satisfy all your security concerns, there’s a lot we can improve for our users.

Author:Andreas Thomas
Andreas Thomas
Unkey raises 1.5 million pre-seed
Company
NOV 15, 2023

Unkey raises 1.5 million pre-seed

We raised a pre-seed to build the best developer experience for API authentication and authorization

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
How Unkey Treats Marketing
Marketing
NOV 2, 2023

How Unkey Treats Marketing

Traditional marketing is dead, so lets talk about how to market and using product led growth.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Zero config API authentication with Vercel
Product
OCT 4, 2023

Zero config API authentication with Vercel

Integrate Unkey into Vercel to give you a environment variable free experience.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Secure your Supabase functions with Unkey
Tutorials
OCT 3, 2023

Secure your Supabase functions with Unkey

Learn how to use Unkey to secure your Supabase functions

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Using Unkey with your Authentication Provider
Tutorials
SEPT 21, 2023

Using Unkey with your Authentication Provider

Learn how to use Unkey with an auth provider, to associate your keys with your users.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Building an OCR as a Service
Tutorials
AUG 10, 2023

Building an OCR as a Service

Learn how to use Unkey to make an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) API as a service

Author:Wilfred Almeida
Wilfred Almeida
How Unkey can help accelerate your AI development
AI
JUL 26, 2023

How Unkey can help accelerate your AI development

Building AI projects and protecting the API can be a daunting task. With Unkey we simplify the experience.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
Why we built Unkey
Product
JUL 4, 2023

Why we built Unkey

Why we built Unkey for API keys and rate limiting, and what features we have.

Author:James Perkins
James Perkins
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