Get Clerk JWKS

Retrieve the JSON Web Key Set for verifying Clerk session tokens.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

GET/v1/clerk/jwks

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/jwks

2 tokens

Retrieve the JSON Web Key Set for verifying Clerk session tokens.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.get_jwks

Parameters1 field

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

Response6 fields

jwksobject

5 fields

Clerk JWKS payload from the Backend API.

keysarrayitems

4 fields

Public signing keys for verifying Clerk JWTs.

kidstring

Key id used to match JWT headers to a public key.

algstring

Signing algorithm for the key.

usestring

Key usage, typically "sig" for signing.

ktystring

Key type, for example "RSA" or "EC".

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/jwks"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
}
params = {

}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200JWKS for a connected Clerk instance.

jwks.json

{
  "jwks": {
    "keys": [
      {
        "kid": "ins_2abc123",
        "alg": "RS256",
        "use": "sig",
        "kty": "RSA"
      }
    ]
  }
}