Observability
Every answer, traced to the millisecond.
How do I rotate API keys without downtime?
Answer
Create the new key and deploy it alongside the old one. Once traffic has moved over, revoke the old key1. Both keys stay valid during the overlap, so no request fails2.
Sources
docs.acme.dev
Rotating API keys
acme.dev/blog
Zero-downtime deploys
status.acme.dev
Incident 4127
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