This page explains the difference so you do not build against the wrong assumptions.
Direct company accounts
A direct company account is created through the normal signup and checkout flow.- You start a trial or buy a paid plan.
- You create buckets in the dashboard.
- You create API keys scoped to those buckets.
- Everabyte bills you directly.
Partner-managed accounts
Partner-managed customers are provisioned through the partner, not through self-serve signup.- There is no self-service partner signup, partner onboarding, or partner pricing page. Partner arrangements are established contractually and provisioned by Everabyte.
- A customer of a partner does not purchase Everabyte add-ons directly. That restriction is enforced server-side, not just in the UI.
- Billing flows through the partner. Everabyte does not charge the end customer directly for partner-managed subscriptions.
What stays the same
Regardless of commercial path, the storage API contract is the same:- Company-scoped API keys with
X-Public-KeyandX-Secret-Key. - The same scope model and bucket restrictions.
- The same file, folder, and bucket endpoints.
- The same encryption pipeline and error envelopes.
What the public API does not cover
The developer API is a storage API. It deliberately excludes:- partner creation and provisioning,
- instance and tenant administration,
- company and user administration,
- billing and subscription changes,
- sharing and permission management,
- audit exports.
Choosing a path
Related
Onboarding
What to prepare for an enterprise conversation.
Partner integration
Building against a partner-managed account.
Compliance
Technical properties and limits.
Support
How to reach the right team.