klingai-install-auth

name	klingai-install-auth
description	Set up Kling AI API authentication with JWT tokens. Use when starting a new Kling AI integration or troubleshooting auth issues. Trigger with phrases like 'kling ai setup', 'klingai api key', 'kling ai authentication', 'configure klingai'.
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Grep
version	1.18.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","kling-ai","api","authentication"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Kling AI Install & Auth

Overview

Kling AI uses JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication. You generate a token from your Access Key (AK) and Secret Key (SK), then pass it as a Bearer token in every request. Tokens expire after 30 minutes.

Base URL: https://api.klingai.com/v1

Prerequisites

• Kling AI account at klingai.com
• API access enabled (self-service, no waitlist)
• Python 3.8+ with PyJWT or Node.js 18+

Step 1 — Get Credentials

1. Sign in at app.klingai.com/global/dev
2. Navigate to API Keys in the developer console
3. Click Create API Key to generate an Access Key + Secret Key pair
4. Store both values securely — the Secret Key is shown only once

# .env file
KLING_ACCESS_KEY="ak_your_access_key_here"
KLING_SECRET_KEY="sk_your_secret_key_here"

Step 2 — Generate JWT Token

Python

import jwt
import time
import os

def generate_kling_token():
    """Generate a JWT token for Kling AI API authentication."""
    ak = os.environ["KLING_ACCESS_KEY"]
    sk = os.environ["KLING_SECRET_KEY"]

    headers = {"alg": "HS256", "typ": "JWT"}
    payload = {
        "iss": ak,
        "exp": int(time.time()) + 1800,  # 30 min expiry
        "nbf": int(time.time()) - 5,     # valid 5s ago (clock skew)
    }

    return jwt.encode(payload, sk, algorithm="HS256", headers=headers)

token = generate_kling_token()