---
title: "POST /auth-method-create-api-key"
method: POST
path: "/auth-method-create-api-key"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# POST /auth-method-create-api-key

`POST /auth-method-create-api-key`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/auth-method-create-api-key`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- AuthMethodCreateApiKey: authMethodCreateApiKey is a command that creates Api Key auth method
  - `access-expires` integer: Access expiration date in Unix timestamp (select 0 for access without expiry date)
  - `allowed-client-type` string[]: limit the auth method usage for specific client types [cli,ui,gateway-admin,sdk,mobile,extension]
  - `audit-logs-claims` string[]: Subclaims to include in audit logs, e.g "--audit-logs-claims email --audit-logs-claims username"
  - `bound-ips` string[]: A CIDR whitelist with the IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `delete_protection` string: Protection from accidental deletion of this object [true/false]
  - `description` string: Auth Method description
  - `expiration-event-in` string[]: How many days before the expiration of the auth method would you like to be notified.
  - `force-sub-claims` boolean: if true: enforce role-association must include sub claims
  - `gw-bound-ips` string[]: A CIDR whitelist with the GW IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `json` boolean: Set output format to JSON
  - `jwt-ttl` integer: Jwt TTL
  - `name` string, required: Auth Method name
  - `product-type` string[]: Choose the relevant product type for the auth method [sm, sra, pm, dp, ca, ara]
  - `token` string: Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string: The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication

## Response `201`

authMethodCreateApiKeyResponse wraps response body.

- AuthMethodCreateOutput
  - `access_id` string
  - `access_key` string
  - `name` string
  - `prv_key` string
  - `scim_base_url` string: SCIM Base URL the IdP calls, set when SCIM flags were given

## Other responses

- `default`: errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

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