POST

/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.CreateKeyPair

http://lightsail.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.CreateKeyPair

Creates a custom SSH key pair that you can use with an Amazon Lightsail instance. <note> Use the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/API_DownloadDefaultKeyPair.html">DownloadDefaultKeyPair</a> action to create a Lightsail default key pair in an Amazon Web Services Region where a default key pair does not currently exist. </note> The <code>create key pair</code> operation supports tag-based access control via request tags. For more information, see the <a href="https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/amazon-lightsail-controlling-access-using-tags">Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide</a>.

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'http://lightsail.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.CreateKeyPair' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}