Exposing route to public users to use JWT

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System Information
  • Strapi Version: 4
  • Operating System: Mac
  • Database: MySQL
  • Node Version: 16
  • Yarn Version: 1.22

Im trying to expose a route for external users to use my api however they want. I would provide my users with api keys that they can use to call the api and validate using JWT. However Im a bit unsure as to how I can expose a route to the public. I’ve tried creating a plugin however I didn’t have much luck with it. Can someone offer some suggestions?

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You don’t need a plugin, You can create a content-type for custom-api-keys and then create a controller with a middleware/ policy that validates the apiKey the user sends in their headers or however they send it.

Alternaitvely:
You can also use JWT, around certain parameters (But you might not be able to disable access of the token) by will until it expires.