---
title: "Mint a key. Session only: an API key cannot mint keys."
method: POST
path: "/v1/keys"
tags: ["account"]
---

# Mint a key. Session only: an API key cannot mint keys.

`POST /v1/keys`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.briq.cloud`
- URL: `https://api.briq.cloud/v1/keys`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `policy` KeyPolicy
    - `maxConcurrentBriqs` integer
    - `dailySpendCapCents` integer
    - `allowedSizes` string[]
    - `allowedRegistries` string[]
    - `maxSleep` string: The longest sleep this credential may give a briq, "never" included ("never": no bound of its own; the environment and the plan still apply)
    - `expiresAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `mode` 'live' | 'test'

## Response `201`

ok

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `key` string, required
  - `prefix` string, required
  - `policy` object, required
    - `maxConcurrentBriqs` integer
    - `dailySpendCapCents` integer
    - `allowedSizes` string[]
    - `allowedRegistries` string[]
    - `maxSleep` string: The longest sleep this credential may give a briq, "never" included ("never": no bound of its own; the environment and the plan still apply)
    - `expiresAt` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: validation
- `401`: unauthorized
- `402`: policy_violation or quota_exceeded (the key's policy), or payment_required (no credits: retrying cannot help)
- `403`: forbidden, or plan_limit (the team's plan does not allow it)
- `404`: not found
- `409`: invalid_state: not possible in the briq's current state; the message says why
- `413`: validation: the body, the command or its output is too large
- `429`: rate limited: retry after the `retry-after` header
- `502`: provider_error: the infrastructure refused the change
- `503`: provider_error: the infrastructure did not answer; retry in a moment

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