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# Create an API key

> Creates an API key with the provided name and type. The API key is returned in the response.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /v1/api_keys
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: REST API for management of Baseten resources
  title: Baseten management API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.baseten.co
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/api_keys:
    post:
      summary: Creates an API key
      description: >-
        Creates an API key with the provided name and type. The API key is
        returned in the response.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAPIKeyRequestV1'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Represents an API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIKeyV1'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateAPIKeyRequestV1:
      description: Request to create an API key.
      properties:
        name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Optional name for the API key
          examples:
            - my-api-key
          title: Name
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIKeyCategory'
          description: Type of the API key.
          examples:
            - PERSONAL
            - WORKSPACE_EXPORT_METRICS
            - WORKSPACE_INVOKE
            - WORKSPACE_MANAGE_ALL
        model_ids:
          anyOf:
            - items:
                type: string
              type: array
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: >-
            List of model IDs to scope the API key to, only present if type is
            'WORKSPACE_EXPORT_METRICS' or 'WORKSPACE_INVOKE'
          examples:
            - - aaaaaaaa
          title: Model Ids
      required:
        - type
      title: CreateAPIKeyRequestV1
      type: object
    APIKeyV1:
      description: Represents an API key.
      properties:
        api_key:
          description: The API key string
          title: Api Key
          type: string
      required:
        - api_key
      title: APIKeyV1
      type: object
    APIKeyCategory:
      description: Enum representing the category of an API key.
      enum:
        - PERSONAL
        - WORKSPACE_MANAGE_ALL
        - WORKSPACE_EXPORT_METRICS
        - WORKSPACE_INVOKE
      title: APIKeyCategory
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        You must specify the scheme 'Api-Key' in the Authorization header. For
        example, `Authorization: Api-Key <Your_Api_Key>`

````