---
title: "Get API key"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/api-key/{id}"
tags: ["service-account"]
---

# Get API key

`GET /api/v2/api-key/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://central.zerotier.com`
- URL: `https://central.zerotier.com/api/v2/api-key/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve metadata for a specific API key. The secret key value is never returned after creation.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

API key metadata

- ApiKeyResponse
  - `id` string, required
  - `serviceAccountId` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `expires` string, date-time: Expiration time of the API key
  - `creationTime` string, date-time, required: Time the API key was created
  - `lastModified` string, date-time, required: Time the API key was last modified
  - `lastUsed` string, date-time: Time the API key was last used

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid authentication token
- `403`: Insufficient permissions
- `500`: Internal server error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/zerotier/apis/zerotier-central-v2-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/zerotier/apis/zerotier-central-v2-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/zerotier/apis/zerotier-central-v2-api/revisions/b2e7468ad104?raw)