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api_key_header_mismatch

HTTP Status: 401 Category: Authentication

When you see this​

Caller sent Authorization: Bearer instead of X-API-Key.

How to fix it​

Resend the same token under X-API-Key: sk_live_<token>. The Media Agency API uses a custom header, not Bearer auth.

Example response​

{
  "error": {
    "code": "api_key_header_mismatch",
    "message": "Caller sent Authorization: Bearer instead of X-API-Key.",
    "hint": null,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.valara.cloud/api-reference/errors/api_key_header_mismatch",
    "request_id": "req_01H...",
    "details": {
      "errors": [],
      "field_count": 0
    }
  }
}