localstack-samples/localstack-pro-samples

Migrate from API Key to Auth Token for sample tests

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#262 opened on Oct 9, 2025

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Description

The LocalStack API key (LOCALSTACK_API_KEY) has been sunset and will no longer work for authentication. To ensure that the sample tests in this repository continue to execute successfully, migrate all usages of LOCALSTACK_API_KEY to the new LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable.

Tasks:

  • Identify all places where LOCALSTACK_API_KEY is referenced and replace with LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN (mainly in makefile.yml)
  • Update documentation and code comments where necessary
  • Validate that sample tests pass with the new auth token

Impact:

Without this migration, sample tests will fail due to authentication errors since the API key mechanism is deprecated.

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Find all occurrences of LOCALSTACK API KEY in the repository and replace them with LOCALSTACK AUTH TOKEN, then run the sample tests to verify.
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