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Client A P I

Create account API key

Creates a client API key for the authenticated user and returns the secret token once.

POST/api/client/account/api-keys

Authorization

default
AuthorizationBearer <token>

Application API requests require an application API token, or a client API token, that belongs to a root administrator. Admin API requests require a client API token that belongs to a root administrator, and reject application API tokens. Client API requests require a client API token.

In: header

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X POST "https://example.com/api/client/account/api-keys" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "description": "A short description."  }'
{  "object": "api_key",  "attributes": {    "identifier": "ptla_GWGCd8Mb1Mp",    "description": "Test Function Key",    "allowed_ips": [      "127.0.0.1"    ],    "last_used_at": "string",    "created_at": "2026-09-22T14:45:23+00:00"  },  "meta": {    "secret_token": "ptlc_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"  }}

List account API keys GET

Returns all client API keys owned by the authenticated user.

Delete account API key DELETE

Deletes one client API key owned by the authenticated user.