skyfallwastaken · Nov 8, 2026 · Nov 8, 2026 · Nov 8, 2026 · Nov 8, 2026
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/admin_api_keys_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/admin_api_keys_controller.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ def destroy
   def inertia_layout_props = super.merge(full_width: true)
 
   def render_new(status: :ok)
-    render inertia: "Admin/AdminApiKeys/New", props: { errors: @admin_api_key.errors.full_messages }, status: status
+    render inertia: "Admin/AdminApiKeys/New", props: {
+      errors: @admin_api_key.errors.full_messages,
+      available_scopes: AdminApiKey::SCOPES.map { |scope, description| { scope:, description: } },
+      selected_scopes: @admin_api_key.scopes
+    }, status: status
   end
 
   def serialize_key(key, created_at:, token: nil)
     { id: key.id, name: key.name, token_preview: "#{key.token_preview}...", token: token, created_at: created_at,
+      active: key.active?, scopes: key.scopes, all_scopes: (AdminApiKey::SCOPES.keys - key.scopes).empty?, expires_at: key.expires_at&.in_time_zone&.strftime("%b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p %Z"),
       last_used_at: key.last_used_at&.in_time_zone&.strftime("%b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p %Z"),
       user: { id: key.user.id, display_name: key.user.display_name, avatar_url: key.user.avatar_url } }
   end
@@ -71,6 +76,6 @@ def set_own_admin_api_key
   end
 
   def admin_api_key_params
-    params.require(:admin_api_key).permit(:name)
+    params.require(:admin_api_key).permit(:name, scopes: [])
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/application_controller.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,33 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
 
       ADMIN_API_LEVELS = AdminApiKeyAuthentication::ADMIN_API_LEVELS
 
+      # Action name (or "*" for the whole controller) => AdminApiKey scope.
+      # Actions without a scope reject admin API keys.
+      class_attribute :admin_api_key_scopes, instance_accessor: false, default: {}.freeze
+
       before_action :authenticate_admin!
+      before_action :authorize_admin_api_key_scope!
       before_action :set_paper_trail_whodunnit
 
+      def self.require_admin_api_key_scope(scope, only: "*")
+        self.admin_api_key_scopes = admin_api_key_scopes.merge(Array(only).to_h { |action| [ action.to_s, scope ] }).freeze
+      end
+
+      def self.admin_api_key_scope_for(action)
+        admin_api_key_scopes[action.to_s] || admin_api_key_scopes["*"]
+      end
+
       private
 
+      def authorize_admin_api_key_scope!
+        return unless current_admin_api_key
+
+        scope = self.class.admin_api_key_scope_for(action_name)
+        return if scope && current_admin_api_key.scope?(scope)
+
+        render_forbidden(scope ? "This admin API key is missing the #{scope} scope" : "Admin API keys can't use this endpoint")
+      end
+
       def authenticate_admin!
         authenticate_or_request_with_http_token do |token, _|
           auth_admin_api_key(token) || auth_oauth_admin(token)

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/admin_api_keys_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/admin_api_keys_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module Api
   module Admin
     module V1
       class AdminApiKeysController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "admin_api_keys:read", only: %i[index show]
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "admin_api_keys:write", only: %i[create destroy]
         before_action :set_admin_api_key, only: [ :show ]
         before_action :set_own_admin_api_key, only: [ :destroy ]
 
@@ -18,7 +20,12 @@ def show
         end
 
         def create
-          admin_api_key = current_user.admin_api_keys.build(name: params[:name])
+          scopes = Array(params[:scopes])
+          if current_admin_api_key && (scopes - current_admin_api_key.scopes).any?
+            return render_forbidden("An admin API key can only create keys with scopes it has itself")
+          end
+
+          admin_api_key = current_user.admin_api_keys.build(name: params[:name], scopes: scopes)
 
           if admin_api_key.save
             render json: {
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ def create
                 id: admin_api_key.id,
                 name: admin_api_key.name,
                 token: admin_api_key.token,
+                scopes: admin_api_key.scopes,
                 created_at: admin_api_key.created_at
               }
             }, status: :created
@@ -73,7 +81,9 @@ def admin_api_key_json(key)
               display_name: key.user.display_name,
               admin_level: key.user.admin_level
             },
+            scopes: key.scopes,
             created_at: key.created_at,
+            expires_at: key.expires_at,
             revoked_at: key.revoked_at,
             active: key.active?
           }

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/admin_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/admin_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ module V1
       class AdminController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
         include Api::Admin::V1::UserUtilities
 
+        skip_before_action :authorize_admin_api_key_scope!, only: :check
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "users:read", only: %i[banned_users active_users audit_logs_counts]
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "heartbeats:read", only: %i[visualization_quantized alt_candidates heartbeats_by_user_agent_segment]
+
         def check
           u = current_user
           body = {
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ def check
 
           if (k = current_admin_api_key)
             body[:auth] = { type: "api_key" }
-            body[:api_key] = { id: k.id, name: k.name, created_at: k.created_at }
+            body[:api_key] = { id: k.id, name: k.name, scopes: k.scopes, created_at: k.created_at, expires_at: k.expires_at }
           elsif (t = current_oauth_token)
             a = t.application
             body[:auth] = {

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/bans_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/bans_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module V1
       class BansController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
         MAX_RAW_DATE_LENGTH = 40
 
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "bans:read", only: :show
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "bans:write", only: %i[create destroy]
         before_action :require_poison_permission
         before_action :set_user
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/deletion_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/deletion_requests_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module Api
   module Admin
     module V1
       class DeletionRequestsController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "deletion_requests:read", only: %i[index show]
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "deletion_requests:write", only: %i[approve reject]
         before_action :require_superadmin
         before_action :set_deletion_request, only: [ :show, :approve, :reject ]
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/heartbeats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/heartbeats_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module Api
   module Admin
     module V1
       class HeartbeatsController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "heartbeats:read"
+
         MAX_LIMIT = 10_000
         DEFAULT_LIMIT = 1_000
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/leaderboard_shadowbans_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/leaderboard_shadowbans_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module Api
   module Admin
     module V1
       class LeaderboardShadowbansController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "leaderboard_shadowbans:read", only: %i[index search_users]
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "leaderboard_shadowbans:write", only: %i[create destroy]
         before_action :require_shadowban_admin!
 
         def index

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/permissions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/permissions_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module V1
       class PermissionsController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
         include AdminLevelChangeMessages
 
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "permissions:read", only: :index
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "permissions:write", only: :update
         before_action :require_superadmin
 
         def index

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/timeline_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/timeline_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module Api
   module Admin
     module V1
       class TimelineController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "heartbeats:read"
+
         MAX_TIMELINE_USERS = 20
 
         def show

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/trust_level_audit_logs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/admin/v1/trust_level_audit_logs_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class TrustLevelAuditLogsController < Api::Admin::V1::ApplicationController
           "to_unscored" => "blue"
         }.freeze
 
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "users:read", only: %i[index show]
+        require_admin_api_key_scope "users:write", only: :update
         before_action :can_write!, only: [ :update ]
 
         def index

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/stats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/stats_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Api::V1::StatsController < ApplicationController
   USER_LOOKUP_ACTIONS = [ :user_stats, :user_spans, :user_projects, :user_project, :user_projects_details ].freeze
 
-  before_action :authenticate_admin_api_key!, only: [ :show ], unless: -> { Rails.env.development? }
+  before_action -> { authenticate_admin_api_key!(scope: "users:read") }, only: [ :show ], unless: -> { Rails.env.development? }
   before_action :set_user, only: USER_LOOKUP_ACTIONS
   before_action :ensure_public_stats_allowed!, only: USER_LOOKUP_ACTIONS
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Api::V1::UsersController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :authenticate_admin_api_key!, unless: -> { Rails.env.development? }
+  before_action -> { authenticate_admin_api_key!(scope: "users:read") }, unless: -> { Rails.env.development? }
 
   def lookup_email
     user = EmailAddress.find_by(email: params[:email])&.user

diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -103,12 +103,13 @@ def authenticate_user!
     end
   end
 
-  def authenticate_admin_api_key!(message: "Unauthorized")
+  def authenticate_admin_api_key!(scope:, message: "Unauthorized")
     authorization = request.headers["Authorization"]
     if authorization&.match?(/\ABearer +\S+\z/i)
       scheme, header_token = authorization_credentials
-      if bearer_scheme?(scheme)
-        return if auth_admin_api_key(header_token)
+      if bearer_scheme?(scheme) && auth_admin_api_key(header_token)
+        return if @admin_api_key.scope?(scope)
+        return render_forbidden("This admin API key is missing the #{scope} scope")
       end
     end
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/api/admin/v1/user_utilities.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/api/admin/v1/user_utilities.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ module UserUtilities
         }.freeze
 
         included do
+          require_admin_api_key_scope "users:read", only: %i[get_user_by_email search_users_fuzzy user_info user_info_batch user_projects trust_logs]
+          require_admin_api_key_scope "heartbeats:read", only: %i[get_users_by_ip get_users_by_machine user_stats user_heartbeats user_heartbeat_values]
+          require_admin_api_key_scope "users:write", only: :user_convict
           before_action :can_write!, only: [ :user_convict ]
         end
 

diff --git a/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/Index.svelte b/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/Index.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     token_preview: string;
     created_at: string;
     last_used_at: string | null;
+    scopes: string[];
+    all_scopes: boolean;
+    expires_at: string | null;
     user: { id: number; display_name: string; avatar_url: string | null };
   };
   let {
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@
       <table class="min-w-full">
         <thead
           ><tr class="bg-darkless"
-            >{#each ["name", "spawned by", "spawned at", "last used", "token", "perform"] as heading}<th
+            >{#each ["name", "spawned by", "spawned at", "last used", "scopes", "expires", "token", "perform"] as heading}<th
                 class="px-6 py-3 text-left text-sm font-medium text-muted"
                 >{heading}</th
               >{/each}</tr
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@
                 >{key.created_at}</td
               ><td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-muted"
                 >{key.last_used_at ?? "No use recorded"}</td
+              ><td class="px-6 py-4 max-w-xs text-xs text-muted"
+                >{key.all_scopes ? "all scopes" : key.scopes.join(", ")}</td
+              ><td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-muted"
+                >{key.expires_at ?? "never"}</td
               ><td class="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap"
                 ><code class="text-xs text-surface-content">
                   {key.token_preview}

diff --git a/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/New.svelte b/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/New.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@
   import Button from "../../../components/Button.svelte";
   import TextInput from "../../../components/TextInput.svelte";
   import { adminAdminApiKeys } from "../../../api";
-  let { errors }: { errors: string[] } = $props();
+  let {
+    errors,
+    available_scopes,
+    selected_scopes,
+  }: {
+    errors: string[];
+    available_scopes: { scope: string; description: string }[];
+    selected_scopes: string[];
+  } = $props();
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head><title>New admin API key · Admin | Hackatime</title></svelte:head>
@@ -47,6 +55,37 @@
           class="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-darkless rounded text-surface-content focus:border-primary focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary"
         />
       </div>
+      <fieldset>
+        <legend class="block text-md font-medium text-surface-content mb-1">
+          Scopes
+        </legend>
+        <p class="text-sm text-muted mb-3">
+          only tick what you actually need. the key still cant do anything your
+          admin level cant
+        </p>
+        <input type="hidden" name="admin_api_key[scopes][]" value="" />
+        <div class="space-y-2">
+          {#each available_scopes as { scope, description }}
+            <label
+              for={`scope_${scope}`}
+              class="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-lg bg-darkless p-3 cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              <input
+                id={`scope_${scope}`}
+                type="checkbox"
+                name="admin_api_key[scopes][]"
+                value={scope}
+                checked={selected_scopes.includes(scope)}
+                class="mt-1 h-4 w-4 rounded border-surface-300 bg-darker text-primary"
+              />
+              <span>
+                <code class="text-sm text-surface-content">{scope}</code>
+                <span class="mt-1 block text-xs text-muted">{description}</span>
+              </span>
+            </label>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      </fieldset>
       <div class="bg-yellow/30 border border-yellow/50 rounded-lg p-4">
         <h3 class="text-yellow font-medium mb-2">
           keep in mind this gives admin access, so dont go sharing it with your

diff --git a/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/Show.svelte b/app/javascript/pages/Admin/AdminApiKeys/Show.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     token_preview: string;
     token: string | null;
     created_at: string;
+    active: boolean;
+    scopes: string[];
+    all_scopes: boolean;
+    expires_at: string | null;
     user: { id: number; display_name: string; avatar_url: string | null };
   };
   let { api_key, show_token }: { api_key: Key; show_token: boolean } = $props();
@@ -29,35 +33,6 @@
     >
   </div>
   <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-8">
-    <div class="bg-dark rounded-lg p-6">
-      <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold text-surface-content mb-4">
-        okay now what lmao
-      </h2>
-      <div class="space-y-4">
-        <DetailField label="what was it again?" variant="mutedMedium">
-          <code
-            class="block bg-darkless px-3 py-2 rounded text-surface-content text-sm"
-          >
-            {api_key.token_preview}
-          </code>{#if !show_token}<p class="text-md text-muted mt-1">
-              you cant see the full thing again, we showed it when you created
-              it ya doofus
-            </p>{/if}
-        </DetailField>
-        <DetailField label="how to use it?" variant="heading">
-          <p class="text-md text-muted mb-2">
-            most likely you are not crazy enough to build your own api client
-            but you can use rowan's fraud check tool to use the admin api.
-          </p>
-          <p class="text-md text-muted">
-            if you are building your own client, just use the token as a bearer
-            token in the auth header of your requests, check the actual source
-            code for more details. or you could just be normal and use the fraud
-            check tool i already made for you.
-          </p>
-        </DetailField>
-      </div>
-    </div>
     <div class="bg-dark rounded-lg p-6">
       <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold text-surface-content mb-4">deets</h2>
       {#if show_token}<div
@@ -100,7 +75,28 @@
           <div class="text-surface-content">{api_key.created_at}</div>
         </DetailField>
         <DetailField label="status" variant="muted">
-          <div class="text-green">live</div>
+          {#if !api_key.active}<div class="text-red">
+              dead
+            </div>{:else if api_key.expires_at}<div class="text-yellow">
+              live until {api_key.expires_at}, then it gets revoked
+            </div>{:else}<div class="text-green">live</div>{/if}
+        </DetailField>
+        <DetailField label="scopes" variant="muted" class="md:col-span-2">
+          <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            {#each api_key.scopes as scope}<code
+                class="bg-darkless px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs text-surface-content"
+                >{scope}</code
+              >{/each}
+          </div>
+        </DetailField>
+        <DetailField
+          label="token preview"
+          variant="muted"
+          class="md:col-span-2"
+        >
+          <code class="text-sm text-surface-content"
+            >{api_key.token_preview}</code
+          >
         </DetailField>
       </div>
       <div class="mt-6"></div>