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        Create API key


        Article summary

        Available in Classic and VPC

        Create an API key for authorization to access and use the APIs registered with API Gateway.

        Request

        The following describes the request format for the endpoint. The request format is as follows:

        MethodURI
        POST/api-keys

        Request headers

        For headers common to API Gateway, see API Gateway common request headers.

        Request syntax

        The request syntax is as follows.

        {
          "apiKeyDescription" : "apiKeyDescription",
          "apiKeyName" : "apiKeyName"
        }
        JSON

        Request body

        The following describes the request body.

        FieldTypeRequiredDescription
        apiKeyDescriptionStringOptionalDescription for the API to create
        • 0 - 50 characters
        apiNameStringRequiredName of the API key to create
        • 1 - 20 characters

        Request example

        The following is a sample request.

        curl -X POST 'https://apigateway.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/api-keys' \
        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
        --header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
        --header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'
        --data '{
          "apiKeyDescription" : "apiKey-*** Description",
          "apiKeyName" : "apiKey-***"
        }'
        Curl

        Response

        The following describes the response format.

        Response syntax

        The syntax is as follows.

        {
            "apiKey": {
                "apiKeyId": "apiKeyId",
                "tenantId": "tenantId",
                "apiKeyName": "apiKeyName",
                "apiKeyDescription": "apiKeyDescription",
                "primaryKey": "primaryKey",
                "secondaryKey": "secondaryKey",
                "modifier": "modifier",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "modTime": "2024-05-07T07:08:12Z",
                "domainCode": "domainCode"
            }
        }
        JSON

        Response status codes

        For response status codes common to API Gateway, see API Gateway response status codes.

        Response example

        The following is a sample response.

        {
            "apiKey": {
                "apiKeyId": "*****vg079",
                "tenantId": "*****02f55ae4436913a6e2c65bab47c",
                "apiKeyName": "apiKey-***",
                "apiKeyDescription": "apiKey-*** Description",
                "primaryKey": "*****yVk37ZE39kJcZScH50cYsJiYf1EJUQ7haPj",
                "secondaryKey": "*****WKmt1IVMAlXtg0yJ5jelwwiltuJBFKBDW9",
                "modifier": "d12c9fd0-****-****-****-246e96591a38",
                "isEnabled": true,
                "modTime": "2024-05-07T07:08:12Z",
                "domainCode": "PUB"
            }
        }
        JSON

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