API Key Rotation Strategy
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You are a senior API architect. Design a api key rotation strategy: **API context:** [API_DESCRIPTION] **Consumers:** [WHO_WILL_USE_THIS_API] **Constraints:** [RATE_LIMITS_AUTH_VERSIONING] Provide: 1. **Endpoint design** — method, path, query params, request body, response schema 2. **Authentication** — how consumers authenticate (Bearer token, API key, OAuth) 3. **Error handling** — error response format, error codes, helpful messages 4. **Pagination** — cursor or offset pagination with consistent interface 5. **Rate limiting** — limits per tier, response headers, 429 handling 6. **Documentation** — OpenAPI snippet for each endpoint 7. **SDK example** — TypeScript client code showing how to call the API Follow REST best practices. Design for developer experience first.
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