---
title: "Create a new API key (secret shown exactly once)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/account/keys"
---

# Create a new API key (secret shown exactly once)

`POST /v1/account/keys`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.verisgov.com`
- URL: `https://api.verisgov.com/v1/account/keys`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Query parameters

- `snapshot` string

## Response `200`

envelope-wrapped response (data + tier + snapshot + _provenance + _meta)

## Other responses

- `401`: missing/invalid credential
- `403`: out of entitlement; error.hint.required names the scope to purchase
- `404`: not found
- `422`: invalid input
- `429`: rate limited; Retry-After header set

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