Create SSH key

Creates an SSH public key for SFTP storage access. These keys are used for passwordless authentication to SFTP storages.

POST /storage/v4/ssh_keys

Python

Python

import os
from gcore import Gcore

client = Gcore(
    api_key=os.environ.get("GCORE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
ssh_key = client.storage.ssh_keys.create(
    name="my-production-key",
    public_key="ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA... [e-mail]",
)
print(ssh_key.id)

201

{
  "created_at": "2025-08-05T09:15:00Z",
  "id": 123,
  "name": "my-production-key",
  "public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA... [e-mail]"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word apikey, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: apikey 1234$abcdef

Body

application/json

name · string · required

User-defined name for the SSH key

Example:

"my-production-key"

public_key · string · required

The SSH public key content (ssh-rsa or ssh-ed25519 format)

Example:

"ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA... [e-mail]"

Response

201

application/json

SSHKeyV4

created_at · string<date-time> · required

ISO 8601 timestamp when the SSH key was created

Example:

"2025-08-05T09:15:00Z"

id · integer<int64> · required

Unique identifier for the SSH key

Example:

123

name · string · required

User-defined name for the SSH key

Example:

"my-production-key"

public_key · string · required

The SSH public key content

Example:

"ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA... [e-mail]"