---
title: "Create key"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/api-keys/create-key.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}`

Use this endpoint to create a new API key for a specific user.


> **Warning**
>
> The API key is shown only this one time in the creation response. It will never be shown again and there is no way to retrieve it if lost.


## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{ "name": "New API Key" }'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}"

payload = "{\n  \"name\": \"New API Key\"\n}"

headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/xml"
    }

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

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

func main() {

    url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}"

    payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"New API Key\"\n}")

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

    req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
    req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/xml")

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

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

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

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/key/user/{{user_id}}',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/xml',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: '{\n  "name": "New API Key"\n}' };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 201 Created

```json
{
  "id": 184,
  "api_key": "Aqdgb0p5U153195f22s6pw5cj0mfvp06xg89xw0xhh3zhc2"
}
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>name</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the key.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>restricted_to_role_id</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>To limit API key permissions, specify the API key role ID.<br>Allowed values: 0, 100, 101, 102, 103. For more information, see Glossary – API key roles.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Unique identifier for the created key.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Randomly generated API key.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>