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POST
/
keys
Generate key
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.datkey.dev/keys \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "api_id": "{api_id}",
  "name": "{api_name}",
  "prefix": "prefix",
  "length": 16,
  "meta": {
    "user_id": "123456"
  },
  "expires_at": 123,
  "verification_limit": 123
}'
{
  "key": {
    "id": "<key_id>",
    "name": "<key_name>",
    "key": "flox_sk_05ad2bfxxxxxxxx",
    "prefix": "flox_sk",
    "length": 16,
    "verifications": 0,
    "verification_limit": null,
    "expires_at": 1733237153,
    "meta": null,
    "created_at": "2023-12-05T11:31:23.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-12-05T11:31:23.000000Z"
  }
}
The key returned would be show unencrypted the first time you generate it, ensure you show it to your user because it won’t be show to you again.

Headers

​
x-api-key
string

your workspace API key

Body

application/json
​
api_id
string
required

API ID from your dashboard

Example:

"{api_id}"

​
name
string
required

A name you would like to assign to the key

Example:

"{api_name}"

​
prefix
string

A string that would be prefixed to you key (prefix_keyxxxx)

Example:

"prefix"

​
length
integer
default:16

how long you want you key to be, minimum of 16

Required range: 16 <= x <= 255
​
meta
object

a object for you to pass values that would be meaningful to you

Example:
{ "user_id": "123456" }
​
expires_at
integer

a unix time stamp in the future of when you want the key to expire

​
verification_limit
integer

maximum verification allowed for this key

Response

OK

​
api_id
string

The ID of the API the key belongs to

Example:

"{api_id}"

​
name
string

The name assigned to the key

Example:

"{api_name}"

​
prefix
string

The prefix assigned to the key

Example:

"prefix"

​
length
integer
default:16

The length assigned to the key

Required range: 16 <= x <= 255
​
meta
object

extra details you passed via the meta attribute

Example:
{ "user_id": "123456" }
​
expires_at
integer

Unix timestamp of when the key expires, returns null when not set

​
verification_limit
integer

maximum verification allowed for this key, returns null when not set

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