Create API Key

$ nirvana api-keys create

POST/v1/api_keys

Create a new API key

ParametersExpand Collapse

--expires-at: string

When the API Key expires and is no longer valid.

--name: string

API Key name.

--permission: array of object { permission, resource_type }

Scoped permissions for this API key. At least one is required.

--project-id: array of string

Project IDs this API key is scoped to. At least one is required.

--source-ip-rule: optional object { allowed, blocked }

IP filter rules.

--starts-at: optional string

When the API Key starts to be valid.

--tag: optional array of string

Tags to attach to the API Key.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

api_key: object { id, created_at, expires_at, 10 more }

API Key response.

id: string

API Key ID.

created_at: string

When the API Key was created.

expires_at: string

When the API Key expires and is no longer valid.

managed: boolean

Whether this API key is system-managed.

name: string

API Key name.

permissions: array of APIKeyPermission { permission, resource_type }

Scoped permissions for this API key.

permission: "read" or "edit"

Permission level: “read” or “edit”.

"read"

"edit"

resource_type: "vm" or "vpc" or "volume" or 10 more

Resource type this permission applies to.

"vm"

"vpc"

"volume"

"connect_connection"

"rpc_node_dedicated"

"rpc_node_flex"

"nks_cluster"

"nks_node_pool"

"project"

"api_key"

"organization"

"audit_log"

"usage"

project_ids: array of string

Project IDs this API key is scoped to.

source_ip_rule: object { allowed, blocked }

IP filter rules.

allowed: array of string

List of IPv4 CIDR addresses to allow.

blocked: array of string

List of IPv4 CIDR addresses to deny.

status: "active" or "inactive" or "expired"

Status of the API Key.

"active"

"inactive"

"expired"

tags: array of string

Tags to attach to the API Key.

updated_at: string

When the API Key was updated.

key: optional string

API Key. Only returned on creation.

starts_at: optional string

When the API Key starts to be valid.

Create API Key

nirvana api-keys create \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --expires-at "'2025-12-31T23:59:59Z'" \
  --name 'My API Key' \
  --permission '{permission: edit, resource_type: vm}' \
  --project-id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 \
  --project-id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001

{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "managed": false,
  "name": "My API Key",
  "permissions": [
    {
      "permission": "edit",
      "resource_type": "vm"
    }
  ],
  "project_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "source_ip_rule": {
    "allowed": [
      "192.168.1.0/24",
      "10.0.0.0/8"
    ],
    "blocked": [
      "192.168.1.100/32"
    ]
  },
  "status": "active",
  "tags": [
    "production",
    "ethereum"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "key": "6r17s0jy_b0_RbSofrrNvawFQcaN-VbGtUM7cKCW7_k",
  "starts_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "managed": false,
  "name": "My API Key",
  "permissions": [
    {
      "permission": "edit",
      "resource_type": "vm"
    }
  ],
  "project_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "source_ip_rule": {
    "allowed": [
      "192.168.1.0/24",
      "10.0.0.0/8"
    ],
    "blocked": [
      "192.168.1.100/32"
    ]
  },
  "status": "active",
  "tags": [
    "production",
    "ethereum"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "key": "6r17s0jy_b0_RbSofrrNvawFQcaN-VbGtUM7cKCW7_k",
  "starts_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}