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Create API keyedit
Creates a new API key.
Requestedit
POST /api/v1/users/auth/keys
Request bodyedit
(CreateApiKeyRequest
) (required) The request to create the API key
Responsesedit
-
201
-
(
ApiKeyResponse
) The API key is created and returned in the body of the response. -
400
-
(
BasicFailedReply
) The request is invalid. Specify a different request, then try again. (code:api_keys.invalid_input
) -
449
-
(
BasicFailedReply
) Elevated permissions are required. (code:root.unauthorized.rbac.elevated_permissions_required
)
To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.
Request exampleedit
curl -XPOST {{hostname}}/api/v1/users/auth/keys \ -u $CLOUD_USER:$CLOUD_KEY \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d ' { "authentication_token" : "string", "description" : "string" } '