---
title: "Create a metadata private key."
method: POST
path: "/metadata/keys/privates.json"
tags: ["Metadata private keys"]
---

# Create a metadata private key.

`POST /metadata/keys/privates.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://passbolt.local`
- URL: `https://passbolt.local/metadata/keys/privates.json`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/docs/metadata/keys/privates.json/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Can also be used for sharing a missing private key for one or more users.

## Request body

- object[]
  - `data` string, required
  - `user_id` string, uuid, required
  - `metadata_key_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Operation is successful.

- object
  - `header` Header, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `status` 'success' | 'error', required
    - `servertime` integer, required
    - `action` string, uuid, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `code` integer, required
  - `body` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Authentication required.
- `403`: Access restricted

## Changes

- **2025-06-25** `829cf48ab700`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/changes/metadata/keys/privates.json/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/revisions/8d72215e2274?raw)