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# External

Optional partner-defined identity associated with the created API key.

## Example Usage

```typescript theme={null}
import { External } from "@openrouter/sdk/models/operations";

let value: External = {
  user: "partner-user-123",
};
```

## Fields

| Field    | Type     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                   | Example          |
| -------- | -------- | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| `apiKey` | *string* | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Optional partner-supplied API key with a minimum length of 32 characters and sufficient entropy. Stored as a SHA-256 hash and never returned. |                  |
| `user`   | *string* | :heavy\_check\_mark: | Partner's end-user identifier for attribution.                                                                                                | partner-user-123 |