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DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_SSH Keys

Create a New SSH Key

To add a new SSH public key to your DigitalOcean account, send a POST request to /v2/account/keys. Set the name attribute to the name you wish to use and the public_key attribute to the full public key you are adding.

post/v2/account/keys

Request body

idinteger

A unique identification number for this key. Can be used to embed a specific SSH key into a Droplet.

fingerprintstring

A unique identifier that differentiates this key from other keys using a format that SSH recognizes. The fingerprint is created when the key is added to your account.

public_keystring required

The entire public key string that was uploaded. Embedded into the root user's authorized_keys file if you include this key during Droplet creation.

namestring required

A human-readable display name for this key, used to easily identify the SSH keys when they are displayed.

Example request

{
  "id": 512189,
  "fingerprint": "3b:16:bf:e4:8b:00:8b:b8:59:8c:a9:d3:f0:19:45:fa",
  "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example",
  "name": "My SSH Public Key"
}

Response

The response body will be a JSON object with a key set to ssh_key.

Example response

{
  "ssh_key": {
    "id": 512189,
    "fingerprint": "3b:16:bf:e4:8b:00:8b:b8:59:8c:a9:d3:f0:19:45:fa",
    "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example",
    "name": "My SSH Public Key"
  }
}