Kling AI Install & Auth

Overview

Kling AI uses JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication. You generate a token from your Access Key (AK) and Secret Key (SK), then pass it as a Bearer token in every request. Tokens expire after 30 minutes.

Base URL: https://api.klingai.com/v1

Prerequisites

• Kling AI account at klingai.com
• API access enabled (self-service, no waitlist)
• Python 3.8+ with PyJWT or Node.js 18+

Step 1 — Get Credentials

1. Sign in at app.klingai.com/global/dev
2. Navigate to API Keys in the developer console
3. Click Create API Key to generate an Access Key + Secret Key pair
4. Store both values securely — the Secret Key is shown only once