---
title: "Create a free API key (optional)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/keys"
---

# Create a free API key (optional)

`POST /v1/keys`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hottub.news`
- URL: `https://hottub.news/v1/keys`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `contact` string

## Response `201`

The key (shown once)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/hottub/apis/hottub-news.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hottub/apis/hottub-news/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hottub/apis/hottub-news/revisions/cf50ab224171?raw)