I Built API Vault - A Secure Way to Manage & Access API Keys (without Code Changes)

Amay Korde — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:30:23 +0000

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.

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.

👉 http://apivault.it.com

DEV Community: Amay Korde

I Built API Vault - A Secure Way to Manage & Access API Keys (without Code Changes)