API Keys

Create key

Generate a new API key for the authenticated account.

POST /v1/keys

Authentication: Required.

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No	Key name (defaults to "default")

CLI

skytale keys create --name production

curl

curl -X POST https://api.skytale.sh/v1/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_a1b2c3d4..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "production"}'

Response 200

{
  "id": "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7",
  "key_prefix": "sk_live_a1b2",
  "name": "production",
  "key": "sk_live_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0..."
}

Caution

The key field contains the full API key and is only returned at creation time. The key_prefix is a short identifier shown in subsequent list/management calls.

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List keys

List all active (non-revoked) API keys for the authenticated account.

GET /v1/keys

Authentication: Required.

CLI

skytale keys list

curl

curl https://api.skytale.sh/v1/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_a1b2c3d4..."

Response 200

{
  "keys": [
    {
      "id": "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7",
      "key_prefix": "sk_live_a1b2",
      "name": "production",
      "last_used_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00Z",
      "created_at": "2026-02-20T10:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      "key_prefix": "sk_live_x9y8",
      "name": "default",
      "last_used_at": null,
      "created_at": "2026-02-20T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Keys are ordered by created_at descending (newest first). The last_used_at field is null if the key has never been used.

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Revoke key

Revoke an API key. The key immediately stops working. This is a soft delete — the key record is retained with a revoked_at timestamp.

DELETE /v1/keys/:id

Authentication: Required. You can only revoke keys belonging to your account.

CLI

skytale keys revoke 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7

curl

curl -X DELETE https://api.skytale.sh/v1/keys/7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_a1b2c3d4..."

Response 204

No content.

Errors

Status	Error	Cause
404	Not found	Key does not exist, belongs to another account, or is already revoked