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# Create inference API key

> This endpoint creates a new API key for everywhere inference. It returs api key's actual secret only once
after creation.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/services_docs_mintlify/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v3/inference/{project_id}/api_keys
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Gcore OpenAPI – Cloud API
  description: >-
    This OpenAPI is an aggregated OpenAPI specification that unifies all Gcore
    products into a single file. It covers Cloud, CDN, DNS, WAAP, DDoS
    Protection, Object Storage, Streaming, and FastEdge services.
  version: 2978be3a5492
servers:
  - url: https://api.gcore.com
security:
  - APIKey: []
tags:
  - name: Bare Metal
  - name: Container as a Service
  - name: Cost Reports
  - name: DDoS Protection
  - name: Everywhere Inference
  - name: Everywhere Inference Apps
  - name: File Shares
  - name: Floating IPs
  - name: Function as a Service
  - name: GPU Bare Metal
  - name: GPU Virtual
  - name: IP Ranges
  - name: Images
  - name: Instances
  - name: Load Balancers
  - name: Logging
  - name: Managed Kubernetes
  - name: Managed PostgreSQL
  - name: Networks
  - name: Placement Groups
  - name: Ports
  - name: Projects
  - name: Quotas
  - name: Regions
  - name: Registry
  - name: Reservations
  - name: Reserved IPs
  - name: Routers
  - name: SSH Keys
  - name: Secrets
  - name: Security Groups
  - name: Snapshot Schedules
  - name: Snapshots
  - name: Tasks
  - name: User Actions
  - name: User Role Assignments
  - name: Volumes
paths:
  /cloud/v3/inference/{project_id}/api_keys:
    post:
      tags:
        - Everywhere Inference
      summary: Create inference API key
      description: >-
        This endpoint creates a new API key for everywhere inference. It returs
        api key's actual secret only once

        after creation.
      operationId: InferenceApiKeysHandler.post
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: project_id
          required: true
          description: Project ID
          schema:
            description: Project ID
            example: 1
            examples:
              - 1
            title: Project Id
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyCreateRequestSerializer'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateApiKeyResponseSerializer'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiKeyCreateRequestSerializer:
      properties:
        description:
          description: Description of the API Key.
          example: This key is used for accessing the inference service.
          examples:
            - This key is used for accessing the inference service.
          maxLength: 300
          title: Description
          type: string
        expires_at:
          description: Expiration date of the API Key in ISO 8601 format.
          example: '2024-10-01T12:00:00Z'
          examples:
            - '2024-10-01T12:00:00Z'
          title: Expires At
          type: string
        name:
          description: Name of the API Key.
          example: my-api-key
          examples:
            - my-api-key
          maxLength: 63
          minLength: 4
          pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
          title: Name
          type: string
      required:
        - name
      title: ApiKeyCreateRequestSerializer
      type: object
    CreateApiKeyResponseSerializer:
      properties:
        created_at:
          description: Timestamp when the API Key was created.
          example: '2023-10-01T12:00:00Z'
          examples:
            - '2023-10-01T12:00:00Z'
          title: Created At
          type: string
        deployment_names:
          description: >-
            List of inference deployment names to which this API Key has been
            attached.
          example:
            - inference-1
            - inference-2
          examples:
            - - inference-1
              - inference-2
          items:
            type: string
          title: Deployment Names
          type: array
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Description of the API Key.
          examples:
            - This key is used for accessing the inference service.
          title: Description
        expires_at:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Timestamp when the API Key will expire.
          examples:
            - '2024-10-01T12:00:00Z'
          title: Expires At
        name:
          description: API Key name.
          example: my-api-key
          examples:
            - my-api-key
          title: Name
          type: string
        secret:
          description: The actual API Key secret.
          example: qLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc
          examples:
            - qLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc
          title: Secret
          type: string
      required:
        - name
        - description
        - secret
        - created_at
        - expires_at
        - deployment_names
      title: CreateApiKeyResponseSerializer
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word `apikey`,
        followed by a single space and then your token.

        Example: `apikey 1234$abcdef`
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization

````