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# Create

POST https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a new API key in the workspace.

Reference: https://docs.phonic.ai/api-reference/api-keys/create

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <PHONIC_API_KEY>`. Manage your API keys [here](https://phonic.co/api-keys).

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CreateApiKeyRequest.

- `name` (string, required) — A name to identify the API key.

## Response

### 201

API key created

- `id` (string, required) — The API key ID.
- `name` (string, required) — The name of the API key.
- `api_key` (string, required) — The API key secret. Only returned once, when the key is created or rotated.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid parameters

- `error` (ValidationErrorError, required)
- `param_errors` (map from string to string, required) — Parameter-specific validation errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized (authentication missing or invalid)

- `error` (BasicErrorError, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal server error

- `error` (BasicErrorError, optional)

## Types

### ValidationErrorError

- `message` (string, required) — Error message

### BasicErrorError

- `message` (string, required) — Error message
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code

## Examples

### Created API key response

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "api_key_12cf6e88-c254-4d3e-a149-a7f1bdd22783",
  "name": "production-key",
  "api_key": "phk_abc123def456..."
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Created API key response
import requests

url = "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Created API key response
const url = 'https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Created API key response
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Created API key response
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Created API key response
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php Created API key response
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Created API key response
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Created API key response
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### api_keys_create_example

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "production-key"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "api_key_12cf6e88-c254-4d3e-a149-a7f1bdd22783",
  "name": "production-key",
  "api_key": "phk_abc123def456..."
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python api_keys_create_example
import requests

url = "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys"

payload = { "name": "production-key" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript api_keys_create_example
const url = 'https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"production-key"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go api_keys_create_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"production-key\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby api_keys_create_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"production-key\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java api_keys_create_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"production-key\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php api_keys_create_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "production-key"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp api_keys_create_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"production-key\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift api_keys_create_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "production-key"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.phonic.ai/v1/api_keys")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```