The outcome

Run a reliable model API without cross-region mistakes, exposed credentials, plan violations, or uncontrolled usage.

Step by step

A workflow you can repeat.

  1. 01

    Document environment, region, residency, workspace, RAM owner, endpoint protocol, plan, key type, allowed models, IP ranges, token and request limits, SLO, budget, and fallback.

  2. 02

    Issue a one-time-view scoped key in the sub-workspace, restrict models and source IPs where supported, store it in a secret manager, and separate management AccessKeys from inference keys.

  3. 03

    Call a pinned allowlisted model through the matching regional base URL with explicit context, output, timeout, retry, schema, concurrency, moderation, and idempotency controls.

  4. 04

    Monitor non-sensitive usage, errors, latency, quality, model changes, quotas, key activity, region, and spend; never silently switch protocols, endpoints, plans, or unevaluated models.

  5. 05

    Test key disable and reset, RAM removal, rate and token limits, regional outage, malformed output, plan rejection, fallback, history deletion, and billing reconciliation.

Working standard

What good use looks like.

  • Match keys to region and plan.
  • Separate management and inference credentials.
  • Never silently cross regions.

Official references

Check the current product documentation.