Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to hideAPIkey
Hide your API key from your front end
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. hideAPIkey launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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keychains.dev▲177Hi HN — I’m a heavy OpenClaw user and, like many others, I’ve been thinking about how to give these new “unleashed” agents secure access to my accounts. Agents need API access to be useful. But API keys are long-lived secrets. And agents are not secure environments. So I built something for myself that quickly turned into a product: keychains.dev. The idea is simple: agents never see raw credentials. With Keychains.dev: • Agents make API calls via a drop-in replacement for curl or JavaScript’s fetch() • They use template variable names instead of embedding credentials • The request is…
Feb 2026 · keychains.dev · its alternatives →
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A new API from Twitter to hide replies to tweets
2020 · docs.x.com · its alternatives →
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I built this after seeing multiple teams accidentally ship API keys in their frontend code. The problem: Modern web development moves fast. You're vibe-coding, shipping features, and suddenly your AWS keys are sitting in a tag visible to anyone who opens DevTools. I've personally witnessed this happen to at least 3-4 production apps in the past year alone. KeyLeak Detector runs through your site (headless browser + network interception) and checks for 50+ types of leaked secrets: AWS/Google keys, Stripe tokens, database connection strings, LLM API keys (OpenAI, Claude, etc.), JWT…
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Module for generating a prefixed API Key. Contribute to seamapi/prefixed-api-key development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Anakin▲148Every second thing I build needs to access the web, and I was frustrated with not finding something that just works all the time. With my team, we built this because I wanted to enable access to extremely difficult websites and apps for every AI agent. We have solved this cat-and-mouse problem with self-healing built in. It's one API to get data from hostile sites, and it can do easy sites too. You POST a URL and get back Markdown, JSON, HTML, a screenshot, or all of them. That same call handles anti-bot, proxy rotation, JS rendering, persistent authenticated sessions, and schema-based…
2021 · anakin.io · its alternatives →
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Latchkey▲122Hi HN, At Imbue, we’ve been following the rapid developments in the agent landscape and noticed that the way agents interact with third-party services on users’ behalf often leaves a lot to be desired. Integrations are ad hoc, complicated, context-heavy, and either unfriendly to non-technical users or tied to a lock-in of some sort. We‘re experimenting with a command-line tool, Latchkey, that could be used by local agents targeted at non-technical users while avoiding remote intermediaries. As far as we know, this is the only existing approach at the intersection of these two goals. Core…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I have created a Twitter API wrapper that works with just a username, email address, and password — no API key required. With this library, you can post tweets, search, and check trending topics for free. In addition, it supports both asynchronous and synchronous use, so it can be used in a variety of situations. Please send me your comments and suggestions. Additionally, if you're willing, kindly give me a star on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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API Radar▲77We built API Radar to track exposed API keys from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and other major providers—in real time—from public GitHub repositories. Why? Leaked AI keys are everywhere. They power bots, cost companies thousands, and even expose user data. But no one had a clean dashboard to see the leaks as they happen — until now. What you’ll find: Full redacted + raw API key leaks Real-time feed of exposed repos Leaderboards by author, repo, and provider Filtering by provider (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) Timeline of key exposure trends Built for security researchers, devs, and AI companies…
Jan 2026 · apiradar.live · its alternatives →
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Build an API on top of any existing website or find an API for a site that you need
2017 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →
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I built Nocaptcha after getting frustrated with traditional CAPTCHAs both as a user and developer. WebAuthn passkeys offered a promising alternative that's both more secure and user-friendly. What makes Nocaptcha different: - Uses WebAuthn standard instead of puzzle-solving - No need for users to remember passwords or solve puzzles - Open source Current limitation: Working with W3C WebAuthn Community Group on true passkey disposal for this use case. Looking for feedback particularly on: 1. Integration experience 2. User experience compared to traditional CAPTCHAs
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🔐 Share end-to-end encrypted secrets with others via a one-time URL - sniptt-official/ots
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Flairtable▲92Frontend safe Airtable. Secure and scope your API key.
2020 · flairtable.com · its alternatives →
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Web-scale and security-hardened API key server for users, services, machine to machine, and AI agents. Token derivation brings fine-grained capability tokens to avoid common API key pitfalls. Apache2 open source for indie deployments, commercial for scalable and HA. - ory/talos
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Scrappey.com▲80We handle all annoying scraping stuff for you
2023 · scrappey.com · its alternatives →
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Catch exposed API keys and secrets while you browse
Jul 2026 · its alternatives →
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Authenticate Smarter, Not Harder with Passkeys
2024 · crowdstrike.com · its alternatives →
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Hey Everyone! I’ve recently been working on an open-source proxy server to help front end applications securely access third party APIs that require confidential API keys without the need to create your own backend. I would love to get some feedback and hear what you think!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AIProxy▲32Protect your OpenAI key in 5 min with a fully managed proxy
2024 · aiproxy.com · its alternatives →
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Share API keys with AI agents. Encrypted. No server needed.
Feb 2026 · its alternatives →
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Protect PII and sensitive information in any web app
Apr 2026 · lockisecurity.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, we’ve been working on a way to simplify authentication with third-party APIs. This started because my co-founder andreterron (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=andreterron) and I both built personal dashboards to track different health and productivity metrics, but it’s such an annoying chore to integrate with new APIs. First you read their docs to learn their authentication method, then build and deploy a custom server to receive OAuth callback requests or deal with CORS, register an app with them, then finally you can send the first request to their API. After the…
2023 · oneapikey.com · its alternatives →
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