Describe the bug
When using the Qdrant web UI (Cloud dashboard), every time I try to perform a search or interact with a collection, I am repeatedly prompted to enter my API key. Even after providing the correct API key, the UI always returns an “Invalid API Key” error. As a result, I am unable to perform any search or data retrieval operations via the web UI.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open the Qdrant web UI (Cloud version).

Navigate to a collection and try to perform a vector search.

The UI prompts for an API key.

Paste a valid API key (confirmed to work via curl/Postman/SDK).

Error message appears: Invalid API Key.

The prompt repeats every time I attempt to search.

Expected behavior
Once the correct API key is entered, it should be stored (session/localStorage), and I should be able to perform searches without being asked again or getting authentication errors.

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Environment (please complete the following information):

Qdrant Version: Cloud

Browser: Firefox 118

Platform: Windows 11

API Key Scope: full access

Additional context

The API key works perfectly when used in Postman, curl, or with the Python client.

The issue seems to be specific to the web UI's handling of API keys.

Possibly related to session or localStorage not persisting correctly in the browser?