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Not your API key

A key can be rotated only by the person it belongs to, because the new secret acts as them. Create a key of your own instead.

Code
api_key_rotate_own_only
HTTP status
403
Category
forbidden
Severity
error
Retryable
No
Domain
api-access

How to fix

Review the request and try again. The response `detail` explains the specific problem.

Example response

Every error is returned as application/problem+json (RFC 9457). The detail is the specific, actionable message; the code is stable and safe to branch on.

{
  "type": "https://skedcast.com/errors/api_key_rotate_own_only",
  "title": "Not your API key",
  "status": 403,
  "category": "forbidden",
  "code": "api_key_rotate_own_only",
  "detail": "A key can be rotated only by the person it belongs to, because the new secret acts as them. Create a key of your own instead.",
  "correlationId": "c-1f2e3d4c-…",
  "severity": "error"
}

Handle it in code

try {
  await skedcast.posts.create(input);
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof SkedcastApiError && err.code === 'api_key_rotate_own_only') {
    // A key can be rotated only by the person it belongs to, because the new secret acts as them. Create a key of your own instead.
  }
}