---
title: "Create sub-account API key"
method: POST
path: "/v1/sub-accounts/{id}/api-keys"
tags: ["Sub-Accounts"]
---

# Create sub-account API key

`POST /v1/sub-accounts/{id}/api-keys`

Create sub-account API key. Requires a parent project API key; sub-account API keys receive HTTP 403.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- SubAccountApiKeyCreateRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `environment` 'live' | 'test'
  - `permissions` string[]

## Response `201`

API key created. The full key is only returned once.

- object
  - `apiKey` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `key` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `environment` 'live' | 'test', required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `403` — Forbidden. Sub-account API keys cannot manage sub-accounts.
- `404` — Sub-account not found.

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