---
title: "Retrieve user by SSH key ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/keys/{id}"
tags: ["keys"]
---

# Retrieve user by SSH key ID

`GET /api/v4/keys/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/keys/{id}`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves user by SSH key ID. Administrators only.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Retrieve user by SSH key ID

- APIEntitiesSSHKeyWithUser: API_Entities_SSHKeyWithUser model
  - `id` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, required
  - `last_used_at` string, date-time, required
  - `key` string, required
  - `usage_type` string, required
  - `user` APIEntitiesUserPublic, required: API_Entities_UserPublic model
    - `id` integer, required
    - `username` string, required
    - `public_email` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `state` string, required
    - `locked` boolean, required
    - `avatar_url` string, required
    - `avatar_path` string
    - `custom_attributes` APIEntitiesCustomAttribute[]
      - `key` string, required
      - `value` string, required
    - `web_url` string, required
    - `created_at` string
    - `bio` string, required
    - `location` string, required
    - `linkedin` string, required
    - `twitter` string, required
    - `discord` string, required
    - `website_url` string, required
    - `github` string, required
    - `job_title` string, required
    - `pronouns` string, required
    - `organization` string, required
    - `bot` boolean, required
    - `work_information` string, required
    - `followers` string
    - `following` string
    - `is_followed` string
    - `local_time` string, required
    - `last_sign_in_at` string, date-time, required
    - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required
    - `last_activity_on` string, date-time, required
    - `email` string, required
    - `theme_id` integer, required
    - `color_scheme_id` integer, required
    - `projects_limit` integer, required
    - `current_sign_in_at` string, date-time, required
    - `identities` APIEntitiesIdentity, required
      - `provider` string, required
      - `extern_uid` string, required
      - `saml_provider_id` string, required
    - `can_create_group` boolean, required
    - `can_create_project` boolean, required
    - `two_factor_enabled` boolean, required
    - `external` boolean, required
    - `private_profile` boolean, required
    - `commit_email` string, required
    - `preferred_language` string, required
    - `shared_runners_minutes_limit` string, required
    - `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit` string, required
    - `scim_identities` APIEntitiesScimIdentity, required
      - `extern_uid` string, required
      - `group_id` string, required
      - `active` string, required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)