---
title: "Generate a new distributed key"
method: POST
path: "/node/dks"
tags: ["node"]
---

# Generate a new distributed key

`POST /node/dks`

## Request body

- DKSharesPostRequest
  - `peerIdentities` string[], required
  - `threshold` integer, required — Should be =< len(PeerPublicIdentities)
  - `timeoutMS` integer, required — Timeout in milliseconds.

## Response `200`

DK shares info

- DKSharesInfo
  - `address` string, string, required — New generated shared address.
  - `peerIdentities` string[], required — Identities of the nodes sharing the key. (Hex)
  - `peerIndex` integer, required
  - `publicKey` string, string, required — Used public key. (Hex)
  - `publicKeyShares` string[], required — Public key shares for all the peers. (Hex)
  - `threshold` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized (Wrong permissions, missing token)

## Changes

- **2023-02-13** `1041f915f260` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/iotaledger/apis/wasp-api/changes/node/dks/post.md)

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