VPS: Public Keys

Attach public key

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Deprecated: use POST /api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/ssh-keys instead.

Attach existing public keys from your account to a specified virtual machine.

Multiple keys can be attached to a single virtual machine.

Use this endpoint to enable SSH key authentication for VPS instances.

post/api/vps/v1/public-keys/attach/{virtualMachineId}

Request

  • Base URL: https://developers.hostinger.com
  • URL: https://developers.hostinger.com/api/vps/v1/public-keys/attach/{virtualMachineId}
  • Auth: HTTP bearer

Path parameters

virtualMachineIdinteger required
Example:1268054

Virtual Machine ID

Request body

idsinteger[] required

Public Key IDs to attach

Example request

{
  "ids": [
    18232,
    10230230
  ]
}

Response

Success response

idinteger

Action ID

namestring

Action name

state'success' | 'error' | 'delayed' | 'sent' | 'created'

Action state

created_atstring date-time
updated_atstring date-time

Example response

{
  "id": 8123712,
  "name": "action_name",
  "state": "success",
  "created_at": "2025-02-27T11:54:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-02-27T11:58:00Z"
}

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