---
title: "Create API key"
method: POST
path: "/api_keys"
tags: ["API Key"]
---

# Create API key

`POST /api_keys`

Creates an API key.
The `key_name` is a user-specified name for the key.
Returns an `id` and `key`; the `key` is a randomly generated, 64-bit token required to access the Neon API.
Store the key securely — it is only returned once.
API keys can also be managed in the Neon Console.
See [Manage API keys](https://neon.com/docs/manage/api-keys/).

## Request body

- ApiKeyCreateRequest
  - `key_name` string, required — A user-specified API key name. This value is required when creating an API key.

## Response `200`

Created an API key

- ApiKeyCreateResponse
  - `id` integer, required — The API key ID
  - `key` string, required — The generated 64-bit token required to access the Neon API
  - `name` string, required — The user-specified API key name
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — A timestamp indicating when the API key was created
  - `created_by` string, uuid, required — ID of the user who created this API key

## Other responses

- `default` — General Error. The request may or may not be safe to retry, depending on the HTTP method, response status code, and whether a response was received. - If no response is returned from the API, a network error or timeout likely occurred. - In some cases, the request may have reached the server and been successfully processed, but the response failed to reach the client. As a result, retrying non-idempotent requests can lead to unintended results. The following HTTP methods are considered non-idempotent: `POST`, `PATCH`, `DELETE`, and `PUT`. Retrying these methods is generally **not safe**. The following methods are considered idempotent: `GET`, `HEAD`, and `OPTIONS`. Retrying these methods is **safe** in the event of a network error or timeout. Any request that returns a `503 Service Unavailable` response is always safe to retry. Any request that returns a `423 Locked` response is safe to retry. `423 Locked` indicates that the resource is temporarily locked, for example, due to another operation in progress.

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