Update API Key Name
Resend now allows developers to rename existing API keys via the API. This update enables key identification changes without requiring the regeneration of the underlying token.
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Impact & Verification Analysis
Developers and DevOps engineers managing Resend API keys programmatically.
Reduces operational friction during key management and improves the ability to maintain clean, descriptive naming conventions for security credentials without triggering service downtime.
Full Fact Overview
Previously, API keys in Resend were immutable regarding their display names once created, or required a full rotation cycle to update metadata. By exposing an endpoint to modify the name attribute of an existing key, Resend improves lifecycle management for programmatic key handling. This allows developers to maintain consistent key rotation policies while keeping descriptive, environment-specific labels synchronized with their infrastructure-as-code or secret management systems.