---
title: "Create a new API key"
method: POST
path: "/api/api_keys/"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Create a new API key

`POST /api/api_keys/`

Handle creation of a new API key.

## Request body

- APIKey — Declares JSON representation of `UserAPIKey` model instances.
  - `prefix` string, required
  - `created` string, date-time, required
  - `name` string — A free-form name for the API key. Need not be unique. 50 characters max.

## Response `201`

- APIKey — Declares JSON representation of `UserAPIKey` model instances.
  - `prefix` string, required
  - `created` string, date-time, required
  - `name` string — A free-form name for the API key. Need not be unique. 50 characters max.

---

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