---
title: "Installs a new SSH key for the current user."
method: POST
path: "/ssh-keys"
tags: ["SSH Keys"]
---

# Installs a new SSH key for the current user.

`POST /ssh-keys`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.acquia.com/v3`
- URL: `https://api.acquia.com/v3/ssh-keys`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/acquia/apis/acquia-cloud-platform-api/docs/ssh-keys/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Installs a new SSH key for the current user.

## Request body

- object: Describes the request body for an SSH key.
  - `label` string, required: The SSH key label.
  - `public_key` string, required: The public key.

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object
  - `message` 'Added SSH key.', required: Confirmation message.
  - `_links` object, required: HAL links for the resource
    - `self` SSHKeyServiceAPIHalLink, required: HAL link object
      - `href` union, required: The target URI of the link (can be a URI or URI template)
        - string, uri
        - string, uri-template
      - `templated` boolean: Whether the link is a URI template
      - `type` string: Hint about the media type expected when dereferencing the target resource
      - `deprecation` string: A URL to a resource that provides deprecation information
      - `name` string: A secondary key for selecting links
      - `profile` string: A URI that hints about the profile of the target resource
      - `title` string: A human-readable identifier for the link
      - `hreflang` string: The language of the target resource
  - `_embedded` object: Embedded resources (optional)

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request - Validation Error
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `409`: Conflict
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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