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POST
https://api.bunship.com
/
api
/
v1
/
organizations
/
{orgId}
/
api-keys
Create API Key
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.bunship.com/api/v1/organizations/{orgId}/api-keys \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "scopes": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "rateLimit": 123,
  "expiresAt": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "key_abc123",
    "name": "Production API",
    "key": "bsk_live_abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr678stu901",
    "prefix": "bsk_live_abc1",
    "scopes": ["members:read", "webhooks:read"],
    "rateLimit": 1000,
    "expiresAt": null,
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  },
  "message": "API key created successfully. Save it now - you won't be able to see it again!"
}
Creates a new API key for the organization. The full key value is returned only once in this response. Store it securely — it cannot be retrieved again.

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Auth

Requires a valid Bearer token. User must be a member of the organization.

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Path Parameters

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orgId
string
required
Organization identifier.

​
Request Body

​
name
string
required
Descriptive name for the API key. Between 1 and 100 characters.
​
scopes
string[]
Array of permission scopes to restrict what the key can access. If omitted or empty, the key has full access to all organization resources.
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rateLimit
number
Maximum requests per minute for this key. Minimum value of 1.
​
expiresAt
string
ISO 8601 date-time for when the key should expire. If omitted, the key does not expire.

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Response

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success
boolean
Always true on success.
​
data
object
​
message
string
Reminder to save the key.
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "key_abc123",
    "name": "Production API",
    "key": "bsk_live_abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr678stu901",
    "prefix": "bsk_live_abc1",
    "scopes": ["members:read", "webhooks:read"],
    "rateLimit": 1000,
    "expiresAt": null,
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  },
  "message": "API key created successfully. Save it now - you won't be able to see it again!"
}

​
Example

curl -X POST https://api.bunship.com/api/v1/organizations/org_cld2abc123def456/api-keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Production API",
    "scopes": ["members:read", "webhooks:read"],
    "rateLimit": 1000
  }'