The provided API key is invalid.

[K2ouMais]

Hello everyone,

after update this package to the newest version all my tests are failing with the following error:
The provided API key is invalid.

Am I missing something?
The MEILISEARCH_KEY is set to null on my config file.

Thank you in advance

[alallema]

Hi @K2ouMais,
Thank you for raising this issue. There is a breaking change in the release of this package on the Key Class. Maybe it's linked. Can you tell me more about the test who are failling?

[JodiLWilliams93]

I have the same issue when trying to generate indexes. It seems to be coming from here:

src/Http/Client.php

// lines 49-52
$this->headers = array_filter([
      'Authorization' => sprintf('Bearer %s', $this->apiKey),
      'User-Agent' => MeiliSearch::qualifiedVersion(),
]);

With no callback, array_filter only removes the empty entries, but because the Authorization string will have a value ('Bearer') even if the apiKey is null, the Authorization header is still being added. I was able to replicate the error in Postman by adding in the Authorization header with a value of 'Bearer'. Without the authorization header present, calls work fine.

This may not be the best way to handle it, but it seemed to fix it for me in the short term.

$this->headers = array_filter([
    'User-Agent' => MeiliSearch::qualifiedVersion(),
]);
if ($this->apiKey) {
    $this->headers['Authorization'] = sprintf('Bearer %s', $this->apiKey);
} 

[alallema]

Hi @JodiLWilliams93,
Thank you for your feedback! You're right I will fix that.

[warmwhisky]

Hi I am getting this error also, but am on the latest release using Laravel and Scout "meilisearch/meilisearch-php": "^1.9",

I have set my env values as fol]lows

MEILI_MASTER_KEY=MASTER_KEY
MEILISEARCH_KEY=SEARCH_KY

In my meilisearch.toml config I have the master key set as follows

master_key = "MASTER_KEY"

When running

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/keys?limit=3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer MASTER_KEY'

I get the correct keys that I have set in the .env however I always get The provided API key is invalid

Is there something I have missed?

[curquiza]

Hello @warmwhisky

You should provide the master key (or the other key you want to use) in MEILISEARCH_KEY

See: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/back_end/laravel_scout#configuring-the-laravel-scout-driver

Also for your information, we are a small team, so we usually can’t spend much time doing support this specific repo 😢

So, if you want immediate help, we would recommend going to our Discord instead. The community will be able to help you, no matter your question.

Thanks for using Meilisearch!

[warmwhisky]

@curquiza thank you for the pointer. That has got me one step further. However the docs said to never use the master key on the front end search. Anyway now I know.

I had an issue with the discord link. It says that my invite is invalid? Edit: I have cleared my cookies for Disord and logged back in. Now the invite works. Thank you.

[curquiza]

@curquiza thank you for the pointer. That has got me one step further. However the docs said to never use the master key on the front end search. Anyway now I know.

yes, use your public key if you are doing front end

[curquiza]

Discord link: https://discord.meilisearch.com/

[warmwhisky]

So I am in the discord server and I do not have permission to post. Is there any way I can get help with The Authorization header is missing. It must use the bearer authorization method error? I don't understand how I got this to work on a different app only two days ago, but the new app in production simply says this for the same functions.

Edit: I spent two days trying to figure this out. I have now removed the api key so the websites will run. I am migrating servers and just do not have the time to figure it out