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# Validate Key

> This endpoint test your API Key to see if it's valid.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi3.json get /3/authentication
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: The Movie Database
  version: 1.0.0
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.themoviedb.org
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: AUTHENTICATION
  - name: ACCOUNT
  - name: CERTIFICATIONS
  - name: CHANGES
  - name: COLLECTIONS
  - name: COMPANY
  - name: CONFIGURATION
  - name: CREDIT
  - name: DISCOVER
  - name: FIND
  - name: GENRES
  - name: GUEST SESSIONS
  - name: KEYWORDS
  - name: LISTS
  - name: MOVIE LISTS
  - name: MOVIES
  - name: NETWORKS
  - name: PEOPLE LIST
  - name: PEOPLE
  - name: REVIEWS
  - name: SEARCH
  - name: TRENDING
  - name: TV SERIES LIST
  - name: TV SERIES
  - name: TV SEASONS
  - name: TV EPISODES
  - name: TV EPISODE GROUP
  - name: WATCH PROVIDERS
paths:
  /3/authentication:
    get:
      tags:
        - AUTHENTICATION
      summary: Validate Key
      description: This endpoint test your API Key to see if it's valid.
      operationId: validateKey
      responses:
        '200':
          description: validate key
          headers:
            Alt-Svc:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: h3=":443"; ma=86400
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: public, max-age=0
            Connection:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: keep-alive
            Content-Length:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: '0'
            Date:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:23:15 GMT
            Server:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: openresty
            Vary:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Origin
            Via:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >-
                  1.1 a1157b69a14bebe8162237750a074fae.cloudfront.net
                  (CloudFront)
            X-Amz-Cf-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: 6_X5jvD-cdQgTeGk4pIqs2UHZ3IhigOuTT_whIYZ1HMdc0qsyNSMYw==
            X-Amz-Cf-Pop:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: IAD89-C3
            X-Cache:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Miss from cloudfront
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status_code:
                    type: number
                    example: 1
                    description: >-
                      The value of 1 typically suggests that there are no errors
                      and the operation completed as intended.
                  status_message:
                    type: string
                    example: Success.
                    description: The message "Success" confirms the operation's success.
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                    description: signifies that the request was processed successfully.
              examples:
                validate key:
                  value:
                    status_code: 1
                    status_message: Success.
                    success: true
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````