---
title: "Create API key"
method: POST
path: "/management/apikey"
tags: ["API Keys"]
---

# Create API key

`POST /management/apikey`

Creates a new API key

## Request body

- ApiKeyCreateRequest
  - `applicationId` string, required — ID of the application that will use the API key
  - `description` string, required — Description of the API key

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- ApiKeyCreateResponse
  - `apiKeyId` string, required — ID of the created API key
  - `apiKey` string, required — The API key value (only shown once at creation time)

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/blockdaemon/apis/staking-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/blockdaemon/apis/staking-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/blockdaemon/staking-api/versions/f94e296a08a3/schema)