Authentication
Using an Authenticated Gateway in AI Gateway adds security by requiring a valid authorization token for each request. This feature is especially useful when storing logs, as it prevents unauthorized access and protects against invalid requests that can inflate log storage usage and make it harder to find the data you need. With Authenticated Gateway enabled, only requests with the correct token are processed.
- Go to the Settings for the specific gateway you want to enable authentication for.
- Select Create authentication token to generate a custom token with the required
Run
permissions. Be sure to securely save this token, as it will not be displayed again. - Include the
cf-aig-authorization
header with your API token in each request for this gateway. - Return to the settings page and toggle on Authenticated Gateway.
curl https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/openai/chat/completions \ --header 'cf-aig-authorization: Bearer {CF_AIG_TOKEN}' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer OPENAI_TOKEN' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{"model": "gpt-3.5-turbo", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What is Cloudflare?"}]}'
Using the OpenAI SDK:
import OpenAI from "openai";
const openai = new OpenAI({ apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY, baseURL: "https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/account-id/gateway/openai", defaultHeaders: { "cf-aig-authorization": `Bearer {token}`, },});
import { createOpenAI } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
const openai = createOpenAI({ baseURL: "https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/account-id/gateway/openai", headers: { "cf-aig-authorization": `Bearer {token}`, },});
The following table outlines gateway behavior based on the authentication settings and header status:
Authentication Setting | Header Info | Gateway State | Response |
---|---|---|---|
On | Header present | Authenticated gateway | Request succeeds |
On | No header | Error | Request fails due to missing authorization |
Off | Header present | Unauthenticated gateway | Request succeeds |
Off | No header | Unauthenticated gateway | Request succeeds |