diff --git a/tests/test_alpha_vantage_hardening.py b/tests/test_alpha_vantage_hardening.py
index 494f2bac6..130d85fd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_alpha_vantage_hardening.py
+++ b/tests/test_alpha_vantage_hardening.py
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import pytest
 import tradingagents.dataflows.alpha_vantage_common as av
 import tradingagents.dataflows.alpha_vantage_fundamentals as avf
 import tradingagents.dataflows.alpha_vantage_stock as avs
+import tradingagents.dataflows.utils as utils
 
 
 class _FakeResponse:
+    status_code = 200
+
     def __init__(self, text):
         self.text = text
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ def _patched_get(body, capture=None):
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_request_passes_timeout(monkeypatch):
     captured = {}
-    monkeypatch.setattr(av.requests, "get", _patched_get("Date,Close\n2025-01-02,1.0", captured))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils.requests, "get", _patched_get("Date,Close\n2025-01-02,1.0", captured))
     av._make_api_request("TIME_SERIES_DAILY", {"symbol": "AAPL"})
     assert captured.get("timeout") == av.REQUEST_TIMEOUT  # #990
 
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ def test_request_passes_timeout(monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_rate_limit_detected(monkeypatch):
     body = '{"Information": "Our standard API rate limit is 25 requests per day. ... your API key ..."}'
-    monkeypatch.setattr(av.requests, "get", _patched_get(body))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils.requests, "get", _patched_get(body))
     with pytest.raises(av.AlphaVantageRateLimitError):
         av._make_api_request("TIME_SERIES_DAILY", {"symbol": "AAPL"})
 
@@ -53,11 +56,11 @@ def test_invalid_key_not_mislabeled_as_rate_limit(monkeypatch):
     # (transient) rate limit, but surface as a real configuration error (#991).
     body = ('{"Information": "the parameter apikey is invalid or missing. '
             'Please claim your free API key on (https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key)."}')
-    monkeypatch.setattr(av.requests, "get", _patched_get(body))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils.requests, "get", _patched_get(body))
     with pytest.raises(av.AlphaVantageNotConfiguredError):
         av._make_api_request("TIME_SERIES_DAILY", {"symbol": "AAPL"})
     with pytest.raises(av.AlphaVantageRateLimitError):  # sanity: rate-limit path still distinct
-        monkeypatch.setattr(av.requests, "get", _patched_get('{"Note": "API call frequency is 5 calls per minute."}'))
+        monkeypatch.setattr(utils.requests, "get", _patched_get('{"Note": "API call frequency is 5 calls per minute."}'))
         av._make_api_request("TIME_SERIES_DAILY", {"symbol": "AAPL"})
 
 
@@ -133,3 +136,18 @@ def test_unparseable_body_is_never_served_untrimmed(monkeypatch):
 def test_empty_body_still_passes_through(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(avs, "_make_api_request", lambda *a, **k: "")
     assert avs.get_stock("IBM", "2024-05-09", "2024-05-10") == ""
+
+
+def test_request_error_message_carries_no_key(monkeypatch):
+    # Alpha Vantage also sends its key in the URL (#1324).
+    import requests
+    key = "AVKEY1234567890XYZ"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY", key)
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise requests.Timeout(f"Read timed out. url: https://www.alphavantage.co/query?apikey={key}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils.requests, "get", boom)
+    with pytest.raises(requests.Timeout) as caught:
+        av._make_api_request("OVERVIEW", {"symbol": "IBM"})
+    assert key not in str(caught.value)
diff --git a/tests/test_fred.py b/tests/test_fred.py
index a4ffbd213..a4ec29962 100644
--- a/tests/test_fred.py
+++ b/tests/test_fred.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
+import requests
 
 import tradingagents.dataflows.config as config_module
 import tradingagents.default_config as default_config
@@ -233,3 +234,53 @@ class FredRoutingTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
+
+
+_KEY = "abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+class TestKeyKeptOutOfErrors:
+    """The key travels as a query parameter, and requests quotes the full URL in
+    its error messages, so any log or traceback would carry it (#1324)."""
+
+    def _raises(self, side_effect):
+        with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {"FRED_API_KEY": _KEY}), \
+             mock.patch("tradingagents.dataflows.utils.requests.get", side_effect=side_effect), \
+             pytest.raises(requests.RequestException) as caught:
+            fred._request("series", {"series_id": "DGS10"})
+        return caught.value
+
+    def test_http_error_message_carries_no_key(self):
+        response = mock.Mock(status_code=502)
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.HTTPError(
+            f"502 Server Error for url: https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series?api_key={_KEY}",
+            response=response,
+        )
+        with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {"FRED_API_KEY": _KEY}), \
+             mock.patch("tradingagents.dataflows.utils.requests.get", return_value=response), \
+             pytest.raises(requests.HTTPError) as caught:
+            fred._request("series", {"series_id": "DGS10"})
+        exc = caught.value
+        assert _KEY not in str(exc) and _KEY not in repr(exc)
+        # The response and request carry the full URL, so they are not attached.
+        assert exc.response is None and exc.request is None
+        assert exc.__cause__ is None and exc.__context__ is None  # no chain holds the key
+
+    def test_connection_error_before_any_response_carries_no_key(self):
+        exc = self._raises(requests.ConnectionError(
+            f"Max retries exceeded with url: /fred/series?series_id=DGS10&api_key={_KEY}"))
+        assert isinstance(exc, requests.ConnectionError)
+        assert _KEY not in str(exc) and exc.__context__ is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_error_without_the_key_in_its_message_still_drops_the_request():
+    # Some timeout messages omit the URL, but the attached request still has it.
+    import requests as rq
+    req = rq.Request("GET", f"https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series?api_key={_KEY}").prepare()
+    with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {"FRED_API_KEY": _KEY}), \
+         mock.patch("tradingagents.dataflows.utils.requests.get", side_effect=rq.Timeout("Read timed out.", request=req)), \
+         pytest.raises(rq.Timeout) as caught:
+        fred._request("series", {"series_id": "DGS10"})
+    assert caught.value.request is None
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/alpha_vantage_common.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/alpha_vantage_common.py
index ecbe4dcec..95dda491d 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/alpha_vantage_common.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/alpha_vantage_common.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from io import StringIO
 
 import pandas as pd
-import requests
 
 from .errors import VendorNotConfiguredError, VendorRateLimitError
+from .utils import get_scrubbed
 
 API_BASE_URL = "https://www.alphavantage.co/query"
 
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ def _make_api_request(function_name: str, params: dict) -> dict | str:
         AlphaVantageRateLimitError: When API rate limit is exceeded
     """
     # Create a copy of params to avoid modifying the original
+    api_key = get_api_key()
     api_params = params.copy()
     api_params.update({
         "function": function_name,
-        "apikey": get_api_key(),
+        "apikey": api_key,
         "source": "trading_agents",
     })
 
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ def _make_api_request(function_name: str, params: dict) -> dict | str:
         # Remove entitlement if it's None or empty
         api_params.pop("entitlement", None)
 
-    response = requests.get(API_BASE_URL, params=api_params, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
-    response.raise_for_status()
+    response = get_scrubbed(
+        API_BASE_URL, params=api_params, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT, secret=api_key
+    )
 
     response_text = response.text
 
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/fred.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/fred.py
index 98f1827b6..28312e434 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/fred.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/fred.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import os
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 import pytz
-import requests
 
 from .errors import VendorNotConfiguredError
+from .utils import get_scrubbed
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@ def _fred_today() -> str:
 
 def _request(path: str, params: dict) -> dict:
     """GET a FRED endpoint, surfacing FRED's JSON error body on a bad request."""
-    api_params = {**params, "api_key": get_api_key(), "file_type": "json"}
-    response = requests.get(
-        f"{FRED_API_BASE}/{path}", params=api_params, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT
+    api_key = get_api_key()
+    response = get_scrubbed(
+        f"{FRED_API_BASE}/{path}",
+        params={**params, "api_key": api_key, "file_type": "json"},
+        timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+        secret=api_key,
+        passthrough=(400,),
     )
     # FRED returns 400 with a JSON {"error_message": ...} for unknown series IDs
     # or malformed params; turn that into a clear, actionable error.
@@ -146,7 +150,6 @@ def _request(path: str, params: dict) -> dict:
         except ValueError:
             message = response.text
         raise ValueError(f"FRED request failed: {message}")
-    response.raise_for_status()
     return response.json()
 
 
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/utils.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/utils.py
index 71806b47f..39ede36f0 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/utils.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import re
 from datetime import date
 
+import requests
+
 # Tickers can contain letters, digits, dot, dash, underscore, caret
 # (index symbols like ^GSPC), equals (futures like GC=F), and plus
 # (forex/CFD symbols like XAUUSD+). None of these enable directory
@@ -39,3 +41,24 @@ def safe_ticker_component(value: str, *, max_len: int = 32) -> str:
 
 def get_current_date():
     return date.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+
+def get_scrubbed(url: str, *, params: dict, timeout: float, secret: str, passthrough=()):
+    """``requests.get`` plus ``raise_for_status``, with ``secret`` kept out of errors.
+
+    Vendors that authenticate with a query parameter put the key in the URL, and
+    requests quotes the full URL in HTTP, connection and timeout errors, so any
+    log or traceback that records one would carry the key (#1324). A requests
+    error is re-raised as the same class with the key replaced and nothing
+    attached: no request or response (both hold the URL) and no exception chain,
+    which is why this raises after the ``except`` block rather than inside it.
+    Statuses in ``passthrough`` are returned for the caller to handle.
+    """
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=timeout)
+        if response.status_code not in passthrough:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        return response
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        error = type(exc)(str(exc).replace(secret, "***")) if secret else exc
+    raise error