ideogram-security-basics

name	ideogram-security-basics
description	Apply Ideogram security best practices for API key management and access control. Use when securing API keys, implementing key rotation, or auditing Ideogram security configuration. Trigger with phrases like "ideogram security", "ideogram secrets", "secure ideogram", "ideogram API key security", "ideogram key rotation".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Grep
version	1.10.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","ideogram","api","security"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Ideogram Security Basics

Overview

Secure your Ideogram API integration. Ideogram uses a single Api-Key header for authentication -- there are no OAuth scopes, roles, or fine-grained permissions. Security focuses on key management, environment isolation, prompt sanitization, and preventing key exposure.

Prerequisites

• Ideogram API key from dashboard
• Understanding of environment variables
• .gitignore configured for secrets

Instructions

Step 1: Secure Key Storage

# .env (NEVER commit)
IDEOGRAM_API_KEY=your-key-here

# .gitignore -- add these lines
.env
.env.local
.env.*.local
*.key

// Validate key exists at startup -- fail fast
function requireApiKey(): string {
  const key = process.env.IDEOGRAM_API_KEY;
  if (!key || key.length < 10) {
    throw new Error("IDEOGRAM_API_KEY not set or invalid. Check .env file.");
  }
  return key;
}

Step 2: Key Rotation Procedure

Ideogram shows the full API key only once at creation. To rotate:

set -euo pipefail
# 1. Create new key in Ideogram dashboard (Settings > API Beta > Create API key)
# 2. Store new key immediately -- it won't be shown again

# 3. Update your environment
export IDEOGRAM_API_KEY="new-key-value"

# 4. Verify new key works
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
  -X POST https://api.ideogram.ai/generate \
  -H "Api-Key: " \
  -H  \
  -d