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Create a new API key

POST https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys Content-Type: application/json

Create a new API key for the authenticated user. Management key required.

Reference: https://modelgates.ai/docs/api/api-reference/api-keys/create-keys

OpenAPI Specification

yaml
openapi: 3.1.0info:  title: ModelGates API  version: 1.0.0paths:  /keys:    post:      operationId: create-keys      summary: Create a new API key      description: >-        Create a new API key for the authenticated user. [Management        key](/docs/guides/overview/auth/management-api-keys) required.      tags:        - subpackage_apiKeys      parameters:        - name: Authorization          in: header          description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header          required: true          schema:            type: string      responses:        '201':          description: API key created successfully          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/API Keys_createKeys_Response_201'        '400':          description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponse'        '401':          description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponse'        '403':          description: Forbidden - Authentication successful but insufficient permissions          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenResponse'        '429':          description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsResponse'        '500':          description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponse'      requestBody:        content:          application/json:            schema:              type: object              properties:                creator_user_id:                  type:                    - string                    - 'null'                  description: >-                    Optional user ID of the key creator. Only meaningful for                    organization-owned keys where a specific member is creating                    the key.                expires_at:                  type:                    - string                    - 'null'                  format: date-time                  description: >-                    Optional ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when the API key should                    expire. Must be UTC, other timezones will be rejected                include_byok_in_limit:                  type: boolean                  description: Whether to include BYOK usage in the limit                limit:                  type:                    - number                    - 'null'                  format: double                  description: Optional spending limit for the API key in USD                limit_reset:                  oneOf:                    - $ref: >-                        #/components/schemas/KeysPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaLimitReset                    - type: 'null'                  description: >-                    Type of limit reset for the API key (daily, weekly, monthly,                    or null for no reset). Resets happen automatically at                    midnight UTC, and weeks are Monday through Sunday.                name:                  type: string                  description: Name for the new API key                workspace_id:                  type: string                  format: uuid                  description: >-                    The workspace to create the API key in. Defaults to the                    default workspace if not provided.              required:                - nameservers:  - url: https://modelgates.ai/api/v1components:  schemas:    KeysPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaLimitReset:      type: string      enum:        - daily        - weekly        - monthly      description: >-        Type of limit reset for the API key (daily, weekly, monthly, or null for        no reset). Resets happen automatically at midnight UTC, and weeks are        Monday through Sunday.      title: KeysPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaLimitReset    KeysPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData:      type: object      properties:        byok_usage:          type: number          format: double          description: Total external BYOK usage (in USD) for the API key        byok_usage_daily:          type: number          format: double          description: External BYOK usage (in USD) for the current UTC day        byok_usage_monthly:          type: number          format: double          description: External BYOK usage (in USD) for current UTC month        byok_usage_weekly:          type: number          format: double          description: >-            External BYOK usage (in USD) for the current UTC week            (Monday-Sunday)        created_at:          type: string          description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the API key was created        creator_user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: >-            The user ID of the key creator. For organization-owned keys, this is            the member who created the key. For individual users, this is the            user's own ID.        disabled:          type: boolean          description: Whether the API key is disabled        expires_at:          type:            - string            - 'null'          format: date-time          description: >-            ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when the API key expires, or null if no            expiration        hash:          type: string          description: Unique hash identifier for the API key        include_byok_in_limit:          type: boolean          description: Whether to include external BYOK usage in the credit limit        label:          type: string          description: Human-readable label for the API key        limit:          type:            - number            - 'null'          format: double          description: Spending limit for the API key in USD        limit_remaining:          type:            - number            - 'null'          format: double          description: Remaining spending limit in USD        limit_reset:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: Type of limit reset for the API key        name:          type: string          description: Name of the API key        updated_at:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the API key was last updated        usage:          type: number          format: double          description: Total ModelGates credit usage (in USD) for the API key        usage_daily:          type: number          format: double          description: ModelGates credit usage (in USD) for the current UTC day        usage_monthly:          type: number          format: double          description: ModelGates credit usage (in USD) for the current UTC month        usage_weekly:          type: number          format: double          description: >-            ModelGates credit usage (in USD) for the current UTC week            (Monday-Sunday)        workspace_id:          type: string          description: The workspace ID this API key belongs to.      required:        - byok_usage        - byok_usage_daily        - byok_usage_monthly        - byok_usage_weekly        - created_at        - creator_user_id        - disabled        - hash        - include_byok_in_limit        - label        - limit        - limit_remaining        - limit_reset        - name        - updated_at        - usage        - usage_daily        - usage_monthly        - usage_weekly        - workspace_id      description: The created API key information      title: KeysPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData    API Keys_createKeys_Response_201:      type: object      properties:        data:          $ref: >-            #/components/schemas/KeysPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData          description: The created API key information        key:          type: string          description: The actual API key string (only shown once)      required:        - data        - key      title: API Keys_createKeys_Response_201    BadRequestResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for BadRequestResponse      title: BadRequestResponseErrorData    BadRequestResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input      title: BadRequestResponse    UnauthorizedResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for UnauthorizedResponse      title: UnauthorizedResponseErrorData    UnauthorizedResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials      title: UnauthorizedResponse    ForbiddenResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for ForbiddenResponse      title: ForbiddenResponseErrorData    ForbiddenResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Forbidden - Authentication successful but insufficient permissions      title: ForbiddenResponse    TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for TooManyRequestsResponse      title: TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData    TooManyRequestsResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded      title: TooManyRequestsResponse    InternalServerResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for InternalServerResponse      title: InternalServerResponseErrorData    InternalServerResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error      title: InternalServerResponse  securitySchemes:    apiKey:      type: http      scheme: bearer      description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header

SDK Code Examples

python
import requests url = "https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys" payload = {    "name": "Analytics Service Key",    "expires_at": "2029-11-30T23:59:59Z",    "include_byok_in_limit": False,    "limit": 100,    "limit_reset": "weekly"}headers = {    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",    "Content-Type": "application/json"} response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json())
javascript
const url = 'https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys';const options = {  method: 'POST',  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},  body: '{"name":"Analytics Service Key","expires_at":"2029-11-30T23:59:59Z","include_byok_in_limit":false,"limit":100,"limit_reset":"weekly"}'}; try {  const response = await fetch(url, options);  const data = await response.json();  console.log(data);} catch (error) {  console.error(error);}
go
package main import (	"fmt"	"strings"	"net/http"	"io") func main() { 	url := "https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys" 	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Analytics Service Key\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2029-11-30T23:59:59Z\",\n  \"include_byok_in_limit\": false,\n  \"limit\": 100,\n  \"limit_reset\": \"weekly\"\n}") 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) 	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") 	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) 	defer res.Body.Close()	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) 	fmt.Println(res)	fmt.Println(string(body)) }
ruby
require 'uri'require 'net/http' url = URI("https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Analytics Service Key\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2029-11-30T23:59:59Z\",\n  \"include_byok_in_limit\": false,\n  \"limit\": 100,\n  \"limit_reset\": \"weekly\"\n}" response = http.request(request)puts response.read_body
java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys")  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Analytics Service Key\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2029-11-30T23:59:59Z\",\n  \"include_byok_in_limit\": false,\n  \"limit\": 100,\n  \"limit_reset\": \"weekly\"\n}")  .asString();
php
<?phprequire_once('vendor/autoload.php'); $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client(); $response = $client->request('POST', 'https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys', [  'body' => '{  "name": "Analytics Service Key",  "expires_at": "2029-11-30T23:59:59Z",  "include_byok_in_limit": false,  "limit": 100,  "limit_reset": "weekly"}',  'headers' => [    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',  ],]); echo $response->getBody();
csharp
using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys");var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Analytics Service Key\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2029-11-30T23:59:59Z\",\n  \"include_byok_in_limit\": false,\n  \"limit\": 100,\n  \"limit_reset\": \"weekly\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
swift
import Foundation let headers = [  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",  "Content-Type": "application/json"]let parameters = [  "name": "Analytics Service Key",  "expires_at": "2029-11-30T23:59:59Z",  "include_byok_in_limit": false,  "limit": 100,  "limit_reset": "weekly"] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/keys")! as URL,                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)request.httpMethod = "POST"request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headersrequest.httpBody = postData as Data let session = URLSession.sharedlet dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in  if (error != nil) {    print(error as Any)  } else {    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse    print(httpResponse)  }}) dataTask.resume()