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Create[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#create)

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POST

/security/keys

Create a new private key.

Authorizations[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#authorizations)

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bearerAuth

Go to `Keys & Tokens` / `API tokens` and create a new token. Use the token as the bearer token.

Type

HTTP (bearer)

Request Body[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#request-body)

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application/json

SchemaJSON

JSON

{

"name": "string",

"description": "string",

"private\_key": "string"

}

Responses[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#responses)

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201400401422

The created private key's UUID.

Content-Type

application/json

SchemaJSON

JSON

{

"uuid": "string"

}

POST

/security/keys

Playground[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#playground)

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Authorization

bearerAuth

Body

Try it out

Samples[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-private-key#samples)

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