# Manage & Operate › Identity & Access Management › SSH Keys API

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> 4 operations of the OVHcloud API. Calls carry `authorization: Bearer $OVH_TOKEN`; the EU host is shown, Canada and the United States answer on api.ca.ovhcloud.com and api.us.ovhcloud.com.

Page: https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/reference/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys/

OpenAPI v1: https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/1.0/__schemas/developer-hub-navigation/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys.json?format=openapi3
OpenAPI v2: https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/v2/__schemas/developer-hub-navigation/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys.json?format=openapi3

## Operations

- `GET /me/sshKey` — List of your public SSH keys
- `POST /me/sshKey` — Add a new public SSH key
- `GET /me/sshKey/{keyName}` — Get this object properties
- `DELETE /me/sshKey/{keyName}` — Remove this public SSH key

## List of your public SSH keys

`GET /1.0/me/sshKey`

Link: https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/reference/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys/#get-me-sshkey

**Status:** Stable production version  
**IAM actions:** `account:apiovh:me/sshKey/get`

### Responses

| Status | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 | string[] | successful operation |

```json
[
  "string"
]
```

### Example

```bash
curl -X GET \
  "https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/1.0/me/sshKey" \
  -H "accept: application/json" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $OVH_TOKEN"
```

```python
'''
First, install the latest release of Python wrapper: $ pip install ovh
'''
import json
import ovh

# Instantiate an OVH Client.
# You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
# the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
client = ovh.Client(
	endpoint='ovh-eu',               # Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
	application_key='xxxxxxxxxx',    # Application Key
	application_secret='xxxxxxxxxx', # Application Secret
	consumer_key='xxxxxxxxxx',       # Consumer Key
)

result = client.get("/me/sshKey")

# Pretty print
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
```

```php
<?php
/**
 * First, download the latest release of PHP wrapper on github
 * And include this script into the folder with extracted files
 */
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use \Ovh\Api;

/**
 * Instantiate an OVH Client.
 * You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
 * the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
 */
$ovh = new Api('xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Key
               'xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Secret
               'ovh-eu',      // Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
               'xxxxxxxxxx'); // Consumer Key

$result = $ovh->get("/me/sshKey");

print_r($result);
?>
```

## Add a new public SSH key

`POST /1.0/me/sshKey`

Link: https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/reference/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys/#post-me-sshkey

**Status:** Stable production version  
**IAM actions:** `account:apiovh:me/sshKey/create`

### Request body (required)

Type: `object`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `key` | string | yes | ASCII encoded public SSH key to add |
| `keyName` | string | yes | name of the new public SSH key |

```json
{
  "key": "string",
  "keyName": "string"
}
```

### Responses

| Status | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 | — | successful operation |

### Example

```bash
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/1.0/me/sshKey" \
  -H "accept: application/json" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $OVH_TOKEN" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{ }'
```

```python
'''
First, install the latest release of Python wrapper: $ pip install ovh
'''
import json
import ovh

# Instantiate an OVH Client.
# You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
# the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
client = ovh.Client(
	endpoint='ovh-eu',               # Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
	application_key='xxxxxxxxxx',    # Application Key
	application_secret='xxxxxxxxxx', # Application Secret
	consumer_key='xxxxxxxxxx',       # Consumer Key
)

result = client.post("/me/sshKey",
	key = None, # ASCII encoded public SSH key to add (type: string)
	keyName = None, # name of the new public SSH key (type: string)
)

# Pretty print
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
```

```php
<?php
/**
 * First, download the latest release of PHP wrapper on github
 * And include this script into the folder with extracted files
 */
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use \Ovh\Api;

/**
 * Instantiate an OVH Client.
 * You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
 * the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
 */
$ovh = new Api('xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Key
               'xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Secret
               'ovh-eu',      // Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
               'xxxxxxxxxx'); // Consumer Key

$result = $ovh->post("/me/sshKey", array(
	key => null, // ASCII encoded public SSH key to add (type: string)
	keyName => null, // name of the new public SSH key (type: string)
));

print_r($result);
?>
```

## Get this object properties

`GET /1.0/me/sshKey/{keyName}`

Link: https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/reference/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys/#get-me-sshkey-keyname

**Status:** Stable production version  
**IAM actions:** `account:apiovh:me/sshKey/get`

### Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `keyName` | path | string | yes | Name of this public SSH key |

### Responses

| Status | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 | nichandle.sshKey | successful operation |

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `key` | string | read-only | ASCII encoded public SSH key |
| `keyName` | string | read-only | Name of this public SSH key |

```json
{
  "key": "string",
  "keyName": "string"
}
```

### Example

```bash
curl -X GET \
  "https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/1.0/me/sshKey/{keyName}" \
  -H "accept: application/json" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $OVH_TOKEN"
```

```python
'''
First, install the latest release of Python wrapper: $ pip install ovh
'''
import json
import ovh

# Instantiate an OVH Client.
# You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
# the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
client = ovh.Client(
	endpoint='ovh-eu',               # Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
	application_key='xxxxxxxxxx',    # Application Key
	application_secret='xxxxxxxxxx', # Application Secret
	consumer_key='xxxxxxxxxx',       # Consumer Key
)

result = client.get("/me/sshKey/{keyName}")

# Pretty print
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
```

```php
<?php
/**
 * First, download the latest release of PHP wrapper on github
 * And include this script into the folder with extracted files
 */
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use \Ovh\Api;

/**
 * Instantiate an OVH Client.
 * You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
 * the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
 */
$ovh = new Api('xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Key
               'xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Secret
               'ovh-eu',      // Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
               'xxxxxxxxxx'); // Consumer Key

$result = $ovh->get("/me/sshKey/{keyName}");

print_r($result);
?>
```

## Remove this public SSH key

`DELETE /1.0/me/sshKey/{keyName}`

Link: https://developers.eu.ovhcloud.com/reference/manage-operate/identity-access-management/ssh-keys/#delete-me-sshkey-keyname

**Status:** Stable production version  
**IAM actions:** `account:apiovh:me/sshKey/delete`

### Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `keyName` | path | string | yes | Name of this public SSH key |

### Responses

| Status | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200 | — | successful operation |

### Example

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
  "https://api.eu.ovhcloud.com/1.0/me/sshKey/{keyName}" \
  -H "accept: application/json" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $OVH_TOKEN"
```

```python
'''
First, install the latest release of Python wrapper: $ pip install ovh
'''
import json
import ovh

# Instantiate an OVH Client.
# You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
# the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
client = ovh.Client(
	endpoint='ovh-eu',               # Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
	application_key='xxxxxxxxxx',    # Application Key
	application_secret='xxxxxxxxxx', # Application Secret
	consumer_key='xxxxxxxxxx',       # Consumer Key
)

result = client.delete("/me/sshKey/{keyName}")

# Pretty print
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
```

```php
<?php
/**
 * First, download the latest release of PHP wrapper on github
 * And include this script into the folder with extracted files
 */
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use \Ovh\Api;

/**
 * Instantiate an OVH Client.
 * You can generate new credentials with full access to your account on
 * the token creation page (https://api.ovh.com/createToken/index.cgi?GET=/*&PUT=/*&POST=/*&DELETE=/*)
 */
$ovh = new Api('xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Key
               'xxxxxxxxxx',  // Application Secret
               'ovh-eu',      // Endpoint of API OVH (List of available endpoints: https://github.com/ovh/python-ovh#2-configure-your-application)
               'xxxxxxxxxx'); // Consumer Key

$result = $ovh->delete("/me/sshKey/{keyName}");

print_r($result);
?>
```