I Built API Vault - A Secure Way to Manage & Access API Keys (without Code Changes)
Hey Indie Hackers!
I’m Amay, a full-stack dev building useful dev tools. Recently, I built something out of a real problem a friend faced and now I’m launching it as a product
The Problem
One of my friends had a bunch of projects using API keys that expire every few weeks. Each time a key expired, he had to:
Manually update the key in his code
Rebuild the project
Re-deploy the app
😩 Painful, right?
We realized there was no simple, secure way to store and rotate API keys without touching the code.
The Solution: API Vault
So I built API Vault, a secure, developer-first way to store, manage, and access API keys or secrets.
With API Vault, you can:
- Store keys securely
- Access them via SDK (JS/Python) or REST API
- Rotate keys in the dashboard, no code changes
- Get full logs of who accessed what, and when
- Manage secrets across multiple projects in one place
It’s like a focused “1Password” but built for developers and teams managing API keys.
Tech Stack
MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node)
SDKs in JavaScript & Python
REST API for universal access
Hosted with Vercel + secure token system
Goal
We’re aiming to get 100 devs using API Vault in the next 30 days and would love your feedback 🙏
If you’re a solo founder, indie hacker, or dev working on multiple projects, give it a try. It’s free to start and takes 2 mins to set up.
👉 https://apivault.it.com/
