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POST/v1/keys
Create API key endpoint
Use the create API key endpoint to provision a new Entylink key and capture the one-time secret shown on creation.
When to use it
Practical implementation contexts
Create separate keys per environment
Provision production and staging credentials
Rotate old keys safely
Auth
Access model
Authentication
Dashboard session
Request
curl https://api.entylink.com/v1/keys \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer etl_session_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Production"
}'
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescription
namestringHuman-readable key label
Response
Response exampleapplication/json
{
"data": {
"id": "key_abc123",
"name": "Production",
"keyPrefix": "etl_live_123456",
"key": "etl_live_...",
"warning": "Save this key now — it will not be shown again."
}
}Next step
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