---
title: "POST /v2/contacts/{contact_id}/publickeys"
method: POST
path: "/v2/contacts/{contact_id}/publickeys"
tags: ["pgp", "keys"]
---

# POST /v2/contacts/{contact_id}/publickeys

`POST /v2/contacts/{contact_id}/publickeys`

Add a pgp public key to a contact

## Path parameters

- `contact_id` string, required

## Request body

- NewPublicKey
  - `key` string, required — DER or PEM key, base64 encoded
  - `label` string, required

## Response `200`

Public key created

- object
  - `location` string — url to retrieve public key /contacts/{contact_id}/publickeys/{publickey_id}
  - `publickey_id` string

## Other responses

- `400` — malform request
- `401` — Unauthorized access
- `422` — Unprocessable entity. Parameters were valid but the server was unable to create the key (probably because of a semantically erroneous document)

---

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