> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create API key > Create a new API key with the specified roles and/or capabilities. The response includes the raw token value, which is only shown once - make sure to store it securely. At least one role or capability must be provided. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json post /api-keys openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Sevalla API docs version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.sevalla.com/v3 security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /api-keys: post: tags: - API Keys summary: Create API key description: >- Create a new API key with the specified roles and/or capabilities. The response includes the raw token value, which is only shown once - make sure to store it securely. At least one role or capability must be provided. operationId: createApiKeyV3 requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 255 description: Human-readable name for the API key example: My API Key role_ids: description: >- List of role IDs to assign to the API key. At least one role or capability is required type: array items: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ capabilities: description: >- List of granular capabilities to assign. At least one role or capability is required type: array items: type: object properties: permission: type: string minLength: 1 description: >- Permission string in RESOURCE:ACTION format, e.g. APP:READ, DATABASE:CREATE example: APP:READ resource_id: description: >- Optional resource ID to scope this capability to a specific resource example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 type: string required: - permission expired_at: description: >- ISO 8601 timestamp when the API key should expire. Omit for no expiration example: '2025-12-31T23:59:59Z' type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ required: - name additionalProperties: false responses: '201': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Unique identifier for the API key example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 token: type: string description: >- The raw API key token. This is the only time the full token is returned - store it securely example: svl_abc123... name: type: string description: Name of the created API key example: My API Key required: - id - token - name additionalProperties: false '400': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Bad request status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 400 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '401': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Unauthorized status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 401 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '403': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Forbidden status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 403 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '429': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Too many requests status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 429 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '500': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Internal Server Error status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 500 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- API key authentication. Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. ````