Authentication

Generate a short-lived JWT that authorizes all subsequent API requests on behalf of your organization.

Endpoint

Field	Location	Required	Description
`access_key`	Body (JSON)	✅	24-character access key which you can request from support@heypeers.com.


curl -X POST "https://heypeers.com/api/v2/authenticate" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"access_key": "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"}'

Status	Body
`200 OK`	`{ "token": "YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" }`
`401 Unauthorized`	`{ "error": "Invalid Access Key" }`

The JWT expires after 24 hours. Refresh it daily (or sooner) and cache it in your integration layer.***