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Prerequisites

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1

Create Hono Application

Run the following command to create your Hono project

npm create hono@latest
2

Install

Now install the @unkey/hono package

  npm install @unkey/hono
3

Update index to use our Hono SDK

Create a new route and add the following code

/src/index.ts
import { Hono } from "hono";
import { unkey, UnkeyContext } from "@unkey/hono";

const app = new Hono<{ Variables: { unkey: UnkeyContext } }>();

app.use("*", unkey());

app.get("/", (c) => {
	return c.text("Hello Hono!");
});

export default app;
4

Running it

  bun run dev
5

Try it out

Go to https://app.unkey.com and create a new key. Then verify it with our new server:

curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8787/' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <KEY>"

It should return Hello Hono!"

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What is next?

Now that you’ve seen the power of Unkey, check out some resources below to continue your journey.

Discord

Join our Discord to chat with us and the community

Unkey API Reference

Learn about our API that helps you manage APIs, keys, ratelimits and analytical data.

Hono SDK

Check out our Hono SDK and how they fit into your API.

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