---
title: "Add an authorized SSH key"
method: POST
path: "/setup/api/settings/authorized-keys"
tags: ["enterprise-admin"]
---

# Add an authorized SSH key

`POST /setup/api/settings/authorized-keys`

**Note:** The request body for this operation must be submitted as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` data. You can submit a parameter value as a string, or you can use a tool such as `curl` to submit a parameter value as the contents of a text file. For more information, see the [`curl` documentation](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html#--data-urlencode).

## Response `201`

Response

- SshKey[]
  - `key` string
  - `pretty-print` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

---

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