# How To Use The Leaked xAI Grok-4 API Key (Even If You Have 2 Brain Cells Left) **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** tools, piracy, ai\ **Created:** [July 20, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549 "2025-07-20T04:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SRZ](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/srz/32/146132_2.png) [@SRZ](https://onehack.st/u/SRZ)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/1 "2025-07-20T04:38:14Z")
## đŸ€Ż What Is This? OK. Imagine someone left the keys to Elon Musk’s secret AI toy box lying out in public. And instead of locking it up, they
 **still haven’t picked them up**. Welcome to the _Grok API key leak_. Yes, it’s real. Yes, it’s still working. Yes, we’re all collectively looking around like, “Uhhh
 is no one going to stop me?” ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/f/0f7f742b5b4d4c0d2dcb3b02600b0175a06645d7.jpeg) * * * ## 🗝 What’s the Key For? > “Authorization: Bearer YOUR\_API\_KEY\_HERE” > Put this bad boy in your `curl` request and you get access to **52** secret models from xAI, including: - **Grok‑4** : The brainchild of overworked interns and Elon’s caffeine machine. - **grok-2.5V** : Probably did better in school than you. - **grok-spacex-2024-11-04** : Sounds fake. It’s not. Internal SpaceX stuff. - **grok‑tesla‑llm‑2023‑08** : Might accidentally tell you how your car really makes decisions in traffic. This is like being handed a backstage pass, only the security guard is asleep and no one remembered to build the door. * * * ## 🔧 What You Need (Don’t Panic) - A terminal. Yes, that boring hacker-looking window. Mac = Terminal, Windows = PowerShell. - The leaked key. Google “xAI API key leak site:techradar.com” or just click links below. - One functioning finger to copy-paste. * * * ## 🎯 Step-by-Step For People Who Forgot What ‘Step’ Means ### Step 1: Get the Leaked API Key Look through the news links below. It’s literally just sitting there. Copy it. That’s it. ### Step 2: Open Terminal (Yes, Open It. You’ll Live.) Open that black window. Don’t scream. ### Step 3: Copy This Magic Line Change `YOUR_API_KEY_HERE` to the key you found. ``` curl https://api.xai.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \ -d '{ "model": "grok-4", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Why do pigeons walk like that?" } ] }' ``` Then press Enter. The machine thinks. Then it answers. You sit back and pretend you’re not mildly impressed. * * * ## 🧃 Want It Easier? (Python Nerds Assemble) You could use their `xai-sdk` Python tool. But only if you enjoy pip, virtualenv, and arguing with your code editor about indentation. Honestly, just use curl unless you’re into that kinda pain. * * * ## 🧠 Visual Breakdown (For Goldfish Attention Spans) - You ➜ Find API Key - You ➜ Open Terminal - You ➜ Paste Command - Grok ➜ Says Something Smarter Than All Your Teachers Combined * * * ## đŸȘ€ Traps, Snares & Mild Danger - ⚠ **Don’t send personal data.** You’re not talking to your therapist. - ⚠ **Don’t build an app and try to sell it.** That’s called _a lawsuit_. - ⚠ **This key could stop working anytime.** But like your ex, it keeps coming back. * * * ## đŸ§Ș Testing Models: Names to Try - `grok-4` - `grok-2.5V` - `grok-spacex-2024-11-04` - `grok-tesla-private-2023-08` - `grok-internal-qa` (yes, QA like “why does this exist?”) Mix, match, and break things. Just don’t ask it how to build a bomb. (Seriously. No.) * * * ## đŸ§Ÿ Verified Sources (Because This Isn’t a Fever Dream) - [TechRadar on the API Leak](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/doge-employee-with-sensitive-database-access-leaks-private-xai-api-key) - [KrebsOnSecurity Breakdown](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/xai-dev-leaks-api-key-for-private-spacex-tesla-llms/) - [Tom’s Guide Tells It Like It Is](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/a-leaked-xai-security-key-could-put-your-data-at-risk-heres-what-happened) - [xAI’s own docs that they forgot to delete](https://docs.x.ai/docs/tutorial) - [GitGuardian Warning Sirens](https://blog.gitguardian.com/xai-secret-leak-disclosure/) - [Keyhacks Repo](https://github.com/streaak/keyhacks) - [Wallarm Explains What Went Wrong (Everything)](https://lab.wallarm.com/developer-leaks-api-key-private-tesla-spacex-llms/) * * * ## đŸȘž Final Thought (Stare Into the Void) If your life feels out of control, just remember: someone at xAI _accidentally leaked_ a master key to 52 of their most private models—and no one has revoked it yet. You’re not failing. You’re just not leaking things on GitHub at 2 AM while working on a production server. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Aina](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/aina/32/167469_2.png) [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/2 "2025-07-20T10:25:41Z")
As always as promised, superb share â€đŸ’Ż ---
**Author:** ![sameer\_roy](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/sameer_roy/32/18406_2.png) [@sameer\_roy](https://onehack.st/u/sameer_roy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/3 "2025-07-20T12:00:35Z")
cant find the key please help me 😕 @Aina ---
**Author:** ![B3hnamR](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/b3hnamr/32/159736_2.png) [@B3hnamR](https://onehack.st/u/B3hnamR)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/4 "2025-07-20T12:34:35Z")
Same here. can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Tw\_Howard](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/tw_howard/32/150034_2.png) [@Tw\_Howard](https://onehack.st/u/Tw_Howard)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/5 "2025-07-20T12:56:19Z")
i will now only have 2 brain cells â˜č ---
**Author:** ![Jexposition-sudo](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/jexposition-sudo/32/159771_2.png) [@Jexposition-sudo](https://onehack.st/u/Jexposition-sudo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/6 "2025-07-20T21:41:07Z")
Cant find the key, was it actually in the article itself? If so its been removed since then lol. ---
**Author:** ![SRZ](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/srz/32/146132_2.png) [@SRZ](https://onehack.st/u/SRZ)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/7 "2025-07-21T01:13:33Z")
The exposed script lived here (note: the repo has since been removed, so it will 404 now): [https://github.com/markoelez/agent/blob/main/agent.py](https://github.com/markoelez/agent/blob/main/agent.py) ([TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/doge-employee-with-sensitive-database-access-leaks-private-xai-api-key "DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database | TechRadar"), [Krebs on Security](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/doge-denizen-marko-elez-leaked-api-key-for-xai/ "DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI – Krebs on Security")) ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/9/1/919306b2c9b1676616f51dd41e24fb614f33a569.jpeg) The GitHub repo was deleted almost immediately after the leak, so: - **Wayback Machine** never crawled it in time (no snapshots exist). - **No forks or mirrors** turned up on GitHub or Gist archives. - **Security reports** describe its contents but don’t host the file itself. **Conclusion:** There isn’t a public “just click this URL” backup available. The only way to reconstruct it is from secondary sources (e.g. detailed blog post excerpts or security write‑ups), but the original script file itself is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Jexposition-sudo](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/jexposition-sudo/32/159771_2.png) [@Jexposition-sudo](https://onehack.st/u/Jexposition-sudo)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/8 "2025-07-21T01:56:49Z")
Looks like he re-uploaded on 14th which is wild, dude clearly had no shame. [https://github.com/markoelez/aieng/blob/4f7813637ed448f50d1405abc0bf01c0e50e6d87/src/aieng/agent.py](https://github.com/markoelez/aieng/blob/4f7813637ed448f50d1405abc0bf01c0e50e6d87/src/aieng/agent.py) ---
**Author:** ![Bloke](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/bloke/32/155147_2.png) [@Bloke](https://onehack.st/u/Bloke)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/9 "2025-07-21T16:03:21Z")
where is the API there? ---
**Author:** ![Thomashighbaugh](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thomashighbaugh/32/164237_2.png) [@Thomashighbaugh](https://onehack.st/u/Thomashighbaugh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-the-leaked-xai-grok-4-api-key-even-if-you-have-2-brain-cells-left/308549/10 "2025-11-09T01:50:58Z")
> You could use their `xai-sdk` Python tool. But only if you enjoy pip, virtualenv, and arguing with your code editor about indentation. Honestly, just use curl unless you’re into that kinda pain. I just use aistudio to make the script for me if I can’t write it off the top of my head. Even using curl, life is easier and reproducible when the command is stuck in a file with a shebang. If it doesn’t want to, you just prefill it like the AI roleplayers do that jailbreak models within hours once they become the highest performance tier available for free (anthropic’s claude 3.7 was a community favorite for almost a year and it was designed to be “safe” )