> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gcore.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Import or generate keypair > To generate a keypair do not use the `public_key` parameter in the request body ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/services_documented/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v1/keypairs/{project_id}/{region_id} 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: '2026-05-15T06:37:28.230198+00:00' servers: - url: https://api.gcore.com security: - APIKey: [] tags: - name: Bare Metal x-displayName: Bare Metal - name: Container as a Service x-displayName: Container as a Service - name: Cost Reports x-displayName: Cost Reports - name: DDoS Protection x-displayName: DDoS Protection - name: Everywhere Inference x-displayName: Everywhere Inference - name: Everywhere Inference Apps x-displayName: Everywhere Inference Apps - name: File Shares x-displayName: File Shares - name: Floating IPs x-displayName: Floating IPs - name: Function as a Service x-displayName: Function as a Service - name: GPU Bare Metal x-displayName: GPU Bare Metal - name: GPU Virtual x-displayName: GPU Virtual - name: IP Ranges x-displayName: IP Ranges - name: Images x-displayName: Images - name: Instances x-displayName: Instances - name: Load Balancers x-displayName: Load Balancers - name: Logging x-displayName: Logging - name: Managed Kubernetes x-displayName: Managed Kubernetes - name: Managed PostgreSQL x-displayName: Managed PostgreSQL - name: Networks x-displayName: Networks - name: Placement Groups x-displayName: Placement Groups - name: Projects x-displayName: Projects - name: Quotas x-displayName: Quotas - name: Regions x-displayName: Regions - name: Registry x-displayName: Registry - name: Reservations x-displayName: Reservations - name: Reserved IPs x-displayName: Reserved IPs - name: Routers x-displayName: Routers - name: SSH Keys x-displayName: SSH Keys - name: Secrets x-displayName: Secrets - name: Security Groups x-displayName: Security Groups - name: Snapshot Schedules x-displayName: Snapshot Schedules - name: Snapshots x-displayName: Snapshots - name: Tasks x-displayName: Tasks - name: User Actions x-displayName: User Actions - name: User Role Assignments x-displayName: User Role Assignments - name: Volumes x-displayName: Volumes paths: /cloud/v1/keypairs/{project_id}/{region_id}: post: tags: - SSH Keys summary: Import or generate keypair description: >- To generate a keypair do not use the `public_key` parameter in the request body operationId: KeypairViewSet.post parameters: - in: path name: project_id required: true description: Project ID schema: description: Project ID example: 123 examples: - 123 title: Project Id type: integer - in: path name: region_id required: true description: Region ID schema: description: Region ID example: 7 examples: - 7 title: Region Id type: integer requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateKeypairSerializer' responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeypairSerializer' deprecated: true components: schemas: CreateKeypairSerializer: properties: public_key: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' default: null description: >- Public part of the key. To generate public and private keys in the platform, do not specify the parameter in the request body. examples: - >- ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDFHrnwGVBZs6q6vmTBzQFfzdRLQW8N6Rd0ogGe3h8tm83ZJLTTsF+1H4JcOvwI5ETkHMaFIWd2U15nHU5M7plE6UPRKfzy4rq6yI6cE4tojd3A9attMpbEEX7EbGKrbrb4AsjzxHKAVaREAb31ZplJkUlsiees25hTQXBcWQnOESlc9RCxZ/QQgNUUgqm7QGg7CNkL8Mpq9V4YaOhcFGWj0jXP1CL3g6Xe3xJo1CmUbkIOGUyAmrSfLEiy2O91iOUhbmYQyXksznNrT9O6uLkijf6syLZOdyAuUd/Z86eYXej4/YsvIA5eIFU4B6y9zOXEO2A81txPYMRAytYt7+e7 alice@alice title: Public Key shared_in_project: anyOf: - type: boolean - type: 'null' default: true description: Keypair is shared for all users in the project. Default True examples: - true - false title: Shared In Project sshkey_name: description: Keypair name example: alice examples: - alice maxLength: 255 minLength: 1 pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z 0-9._\-]{1,61}[a-zA-Z0-9._]$ title: Sshkey Name type: string required: - sshkey_name title: Create Keypair schema type: object KeypairSerializer: additionalProperties: false properties: created_at: anyOf: - format: date-time type: string - type: 'null' default: null description: Keypair creation datetime examples: - '2022-06-16T17:05:50' title: Created At fingerprint: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' default: null description: Key fingerprint examples: - 86:75:ce:e7:e9:1e:f0:79:ec:6f:d8:92:9b:43:fc:4d title: Fingerprint id: description: Key ID, equal to `sshkey_name` example: 36a7a97a-0672-4911-8f2b-92cd4e5b0d91 examples: - 36a7a97a-0672-4911-8f2b-92cd4e5b0d91 title: Id type: string name: description: Keypair name example: alice examples: - alice maxLength: 255 minLength: 1 pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z 0-9._\-]{1,61}[a-zA-Z0-9._]$ title: Name type: string private_key: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' default: null description: Private part of the key examples: - title: Private Key project_id: anyOf: - type: integer - type: 'null' default: null description: Project ID examples: - 1 title: Project Id public_key: description: >- Public part of the key. To generate public and private keys in the platform, do not specify the parameter in the request body. example: >- ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDFHrnwGVBZs6q6vmTBzQFfzdRLQW8N6Rd0ogGe3h8tm83ZJLTTsF+1H4JcOvwI5ETkHMaFIWd2U15nHU5M7plE6UPRKfzy4rq6yI6cE4tojd3A9attMpbEEX7EbGKrbrb4AsjzxHKAVaREAb31ZplJkUlsiees25hTQXBcWQnOESlc9RCxZ/QQgNUUgqm7QGg7CNkL8Mpq9V4YaOhcFGWj0jXP1CL3g6Xe3xJo1CmUbkIOGUyAmrSfLEiy2O91iOUhbmYQyXksznNrT9O6uLkijf6syLZOdyAuUd/Z86eYXej4/YsvIA5eIFU4B6y9zOXEO2A81txPYMRAytYt7+e7 alice@alice examples: - >- ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDFHrnwGVBZs6q6vmTBzQFfzdRLQW8N6Rd0ogGe3h8tm83ZJLTTsF+1H4JcOvwI5ETkHMaFIWd2U15nHU5M7plE6UPRKfzy4rq6yI6cE4tojd3A9attMpbEEX7EbGKrbrb4AsjzxHKAVaREAb31ZplJkUlsiees25hTQXBcWQnOESlc9RCxZ/QQgNUUgqm7QGg7CNkL8Mpq9V4YaOhcFGWj0jXP1CL3g6Xe3xJo1CmUbkIOGUyAmrSfLEiy2O91iOUhbmYQyXksznNrT9O6uLkijf6syLZOdyAuUd/Z86eYXej4/YsvIA5eIFU4B6y9zOXEO2A81txPYMRAytYt7+e7 alice@alice title: Public Key type: string shared_in_project: description: Keypair is shared for all users in the project example: true examples: - true title: Shared In Project type: boolean state: $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeypairState' description: Keypair state examples: - ACTIVE - DELETING required: - id - public_key - name - state - shared_in_project title: Keypair response object type: object KeypairState: enum: - ACTIVE - DELETING title: KeypairState type: string securitySchemes: APIKey: description: >- API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word `apikey`, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: `apikey 1234$abcdef` type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization ````