Create Key

Creates a new cryptographic key and deploys it to environments. Keys are used for encryption, decryption, signing, and verification operations.

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Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/keys/

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Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

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Header

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

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Request

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Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer {token}	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

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Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name

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Request Body

The request body should contain a KeyCreateDTO object with the following structure:

{
  "name": "my-key",
  "description": "Key for API encryption",
  "keyType": "PRIVATE_KEY",
  "cryptoKeyInfoEnvironmentList": [
    {
      "environmentName": "production",
      "content": "base64-encoded-key-content",
      "alias": "my-key-alias"
    }
  ]
}

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Request Body Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Key name (unique identifier)
description	string	No	Key description
keyType	string	Yes	Key type: SECRET_KEY, PRIVATE_KEY, or PUBLIC_KEY
cryptoKeyInfoEnvironmentList	array[object]	Yes	List of key environments

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Key Environment Object

Field	Type	Required	Description
environmentName	string	Yes	Environment name where key will be deployed
content	string	Yes	Base64-encoded key content
alias	string	No	Key alias (optional identifier)

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Notes

• Request Format: This API uses application/json content type. Unlike the Certificate API, files are not uploaded via multipart/form-data. Instead, key content must be base64-encoded and included in the JSON body.
• name must be unique within the project
• Key is automatically deployed to all specified environments after creation
• Key material must be provided as base64-encoded content in the content field
• environmentName is used to identify the environment (not environmentId)
• To encode a key file to base64, you can use command-line tools like base64 (Linux/Mac) or certutil -encode (Windows), or any base64 encoding library in your programming language

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Response

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Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Deployment completed successfully",
    "environmentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployed successfully"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Key (name: my-key) is already exist! Try update operation if want to change its value."
}

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cURL Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/keys/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "my-key",
    "description": "Key for API encryption",
    "keyType": "PRIVATE_KEY",
    "cryptoKeyInfoEnvironmentList": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "content": "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQUklWQVRFIEtFWS0tLS0t...",
        "alias": "my-key-alias"
      }
    ]
  }'

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Example 2: Create Key with Multiple Environments

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/keys/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "my-key",
    "description": "Key for API encryption",
    "keyType": "SECRET_KEY",
    "cryptoKeyInfoEnvironmentList": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "content": "base64-encoded-key-content",
        "alias": "prod-key-alias"
      },
      {
        "environmentName": "staging",
        "content": "base64-encoded-key-content",
        "alias": "staging-key-alias"
      }
    ]
  }'

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Notes and Warnings

• Key Name:

  • Must be unique within the project
  • Cannot be changed after creation

• Key Type:

  • SECRET_KEY: Symmetric key (AES, DES, DESede)
  • PRIVATE_KEY: Asymmetric private key (RSA)
  • PUBLIC_KEY: Asymmetric public key (RSA)

• Environment Name:

  • Use environmentName (not environmentId) to specify the environment
  • Environment name must exist and be accessible

• Key Content:

  • Must be base64-encoded and included in the JSON body (not uploaded as a file)
  • For private/public keys, include the full key material (PEM format)
  • Example: Read your key file and encode it to base64: base64 -i private-key.pem (Linux/Mac) or certutil -encode private-key.pem temp.txt && type temp.txt (Windows)
  • Content is encrypted before storage
  • Note: This API uses JSON body format. If you need to upload a file directly, consider using the Certificate API which supports multipart/form-data

• Automatic Deployment:

  • Key is automatically deployed to all specified environments after creation
  • Deployment results are returned in the response

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Permissions

User must have SECRETS + MANAGE permission in the project. For deployment operations (when deploying keys to environments), user must also have SECRETS + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission.

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Related Documentation

• List Keys - List all keys
• Update Key - Update a key