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Trial Keys
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Temporary credential lifecycle for evaluation environments, including issuance, usage boundaries, and transition practices for hardened production access.

Trial Keys

Auto-Provisioned Trial Keys

Mnexium automatically provisions trial API keys for anonymous users. When you make a request without an x-mnexium-key header, we create a trial key based on your device fingerprint (IP + User-Agent).

How it works
  • First request without a key → new trial key created
  • Same device, no key → same trial key reused (no key returned)
  • Different device → different trial key
  • Trial keys have no expiry — they work until claimed or revoked

Response with Provisioned Key

When a new trial key is provisioned, it's returned in both the response headers and body:

// Response Headers
X-Mnx-Key-Provisioned: mnx_trial.abc123...
X-Mnx-Claim-Url: https://mnexium.com/claim

// Response Body
{
  "choices": [...],
  "mnx": {
    "chat_id": "...",
    "subject_id": "...",
    "provisioned_key": "mnx_trial.abc123...",
    "claim_url": "https://mnexium.com/claim"
  }
}
Important: save your key

The full trial key is only returned once when first provisioned. Save it immediately — subsequent requests from the same device won't return the key again.

Key Recovery with regenerate_key

If a trial key is unavailable, use regenerate_key: true to issue a replacement key. The previous key is revoked while project data is preserved.

js
const response = await fetch("https://mnexium.com/api/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-openai-key": "sk-..."
    // No x-mnexium-key
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: "gpt-4o-mini",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Remember that I prefer dark mode" }],
    mnx: {
      regenerate_key: true  // Forces new key
    }
  })
});

// Response includes new key in headers + body

Claiming Your Trial Key

Convert your trial key to a full account to access the dashboard, create more keys, and manage your data.

2Paste your trial key (e.g., mnx_trial.abc123...)
3Sign in or create an account
4Click "Claim This Key" — your key and project are now linked to your account
✓ Data preserved

All memories, chats, and profiles created during your trial are transferred to your account.

Trial Key Limits

Trial keys have the same usage limits as regular keys. Usage is tracked per fingerprint.

API calls
limit
Up to 10,000 per month
Memory actions
limit
Up to 1,000 per month
Expiry
none
Trial keys do not expire
Scopes
full
Full access (*)