---
title: "GET /private/change_scope_in_api_key"
method: GET
path: "/private/change_scope_in_api_key"
tags: ["Account Management", "Private"]
---

# GET /private/change_scope_in_api_key

`GET /private/change_scope_in_api_key`

Updates the scope (permissions) for an existing API key. The scope determines which operations the API key can perform (e.g., read-only, read-write, trading, etc.).

When the scope is changed, the API key immediately loses access to operations outside the new scope. Applications using this key may need to be updated to reflect the new permissions.

**[TFA required](https://docs.deribit.com/articles/security-keys)**

**📖 Related Articles:** 
- [Creating new API key on Deribit](https://docs.deribit.com/articles/creating-api-key)
- [Access Scope](https://docs.deribit.com/articles/access-scope)

**Scope:** `account:read_write`

[Try in API console](https://test.deribit.com/api_console?method=%2Fprivate%2Fchange_scope_in_api_key)

## Query parameters

- `max_scope` string[], required — Describes maximal access for tokens generated with given key. If scope is not provided, its value is set as none. **📖 Related Article:** [Access Scope](https://docs.deribit.com/articles/access-scope)
- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Success response

- PrivateApiKeyResponse
  - `jsonrpc` '2.0', required — The JSON-RPC version (2.0)
  - `id` integer — The id that was sent in the request
  - `result` ApiKey, required
    - `id` integer, required — Key identifier
    - `timestamp` integer, required — The timestamp (milliseconds since the Unix epoch)
    - `client_id` string, required — Client identifier used for authentication
    - `client_secret` string, required — Client secret or MD5 fingerprint of public key used for authentication
    - `public_key` string — PEM encoded public key (Ed25519/RSA) used for asymmetric signatures (optional)
    - `max_scope` string[], required — Describes maximal access for tokens generated with given key. If scope is not provided, its value is set as none. **📖 Related Article:** [Access Scope](https://docs.deribit.com/articles/access-scope)
    - `enabled` boolean — Informs whether api key is enabled and can be used for authentication
    - `default` boolean, required — Informs whether this api key is default (field is deprecated and will be removed in the future)
    - `name` string — Api key name that can be displayed in transaction log
    - `enabled_features` string[] — List of enabled advanced on-key features.<br><br><b>Available options:</b><br>- <code>restricted_block_trades</code>: Limit the block_trade read the scope of the API key to block trades that have been made using this specific API key<br>- <code>block_trade_approval</code>: Block trades created using this API key require additional user approval. Methods that use <code>block_rfq</code> scope are not affected by Block Trade approval feature
    - `ip_whitelist` unknown[] — List of IP addresses whitelisted for a selected key
      - unknown

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