---
title: "Generate a Logstash API key"
method: POST
path: "/api/fleet/logstash_api_keys"
tags: ["Fleet outputs"]
---

# Generate a Logstash API key

`POST /api/fleet/logstash_api_keys`

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb post">post</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/fleet/logstash_api_keys</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Generate an API key for Logstash to use with a Fleet output.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: fleet-settings-all.

## Headers

- `kbn-xsrf` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `api_key` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

---

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