users

Create a SSH signing key for the authenticated user

Creates an SSH signing key for the authenticated user's GitHub account.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the write:ssh_signing_key scope to use this endpoint.

post/user/ssh_signing_keys

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.github.com
  • URL: https://api.github.com/user/ssh_signing_keys
  • Auth: none declared

Request body

titlestring

A descriptive name for the new key.

keystring required

The public SSH key to add to your GitHub account. For more information, see "Checking for existing SSH keys."

Example request

{
  "title": "Personal MacBook Air"
}

Response

Response

keystring required
idinteger required
titlestring required
created_atstring date-time required

Changes

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