---
title: "Press Key"
method: POST
path: "/api/keyboard/key"
tags: ["keyboard"]
---

# Press Key

`POST /api/keyboard/key`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:4242/your-computer-name`
- URL: `http://localhost:4242/your-computer-name/api/keyboard/key`
- Auth: none declared

Presses a single keyboard key.

## Request body

- KeyPressRequest
  - `key` string, required: Key to press (e.g., 'a', 'enter', 'shift', 'ctrl', 'alt', etc.)
  - `display_num` integer: Display number to target

## Response `200`

Successfully pressed the key

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `5424450258fc`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-01-13** `a2d864f3a8db`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/cuse-dev/apis/cuse-apps-api/changes/api/keyboard/key/post.md)

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