How do I generate an API key for OpenMeter after the Kong acquisition?

[berkbirkan]

I’m developing a project and I was using a self-hosted OpenMeter setup. However, I keep running into issues, so I decided to migrate to OpenMeter Cloud / Kong Konnect Metering & Billing.

The existing data is not important because the project is still in development.

As far as I understand, Kong acquired OpenMeter, so I now need to get an API key through the Kong dashboard. However, the dashboard and documentation feel quite confusing, and I haven’t been able to figure out exactly where or how to create the API key.

Could someone please explain step by step how I can generate the correct API key for using the OpenMeter / Metering & Billing API through Kong Konnect?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

[GAlexIHU]

Hi, for the Konnect Metering & Billing deployment the simplest solution is to use a KPAT (you can click the link here to generate over the UI https://developer.konghq.com/kongctl/authentication/#configured-access-token).

[tothandras]

Hi @berkbirkan, as an alternative, you can use system accounts: Organization > System accounts, then create a new System Account with metering roles assigned to it:

Finally, you can create a new token for it.

[berkbirkan]

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, I can't find any Organization section in my dashboard. Am I looking in the wrong place?

When I log in through openmeter.cloud, it redirects me to this dashboard, so I'm a bit confused about whether I'm in the right place.

I also have a second question. As far as I remember, OpenMeter used to offer a free usage tier for small startups up to a certain usage limit. Has that policy changed? I couldn't find any clear information about it.

I'd really appreciate it if you could clarify these two questions. Thank you very much!