API-key-only access in Next.js SSG builds

[rare fiber]

Hey guys 🙋‍♂️ What's the best practice for restricting collection access to API key only?

Use case: Next.js app with SSG, need to:

• Block public access to collections
• Allow access only via API key during Vercel builds
• Using getPayload() in server components for SSG

Using: PayloadCMS 3.25.0, Next.js 15, TS

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[rare fiber]

collection access to API key only
This seems to be the config https://payloadcms.com/docs/authentication/api-keys#api-key-only-auth