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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Response
  • AccessKey
  1. API reference
  2. REST
  3. Access Key
  4. AccessKey
  5. Create

Access Key, REST: AccessKey.Create

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at November 26, 2024
  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Response
  • AccessKey

Creates an access key for the specified service account.

HTTP requestHTTP request

POST https://iam.api.cloud.yandex.net/iam/aws-compatibility/v1/accessKeys

Body parametersBody parameters

{
  "serviceAccountId": "string",
  "description": "string"
}

Field

Description

serviceAccountId

string

ID of the service account to create an access key for.
To get the service account ID, use a yandex.cloud.iam.v1.ServiceAccountService.List request.
If not specified, it defaults to the subject that made the request.

description

string

Description of the access key.

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "accessKey": {
    "id": "string",
    "serviceAccountId": "string",
    "createdAt": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "keyId": "string",
    "lastUsedAt": "string"
  },
  "secret": "string"
}

Field

Description

accessKey

AccessKey

AccessKey resource.

secret

string

Secret access key.
The key is AWS compatible.

AccessKeyAccessKey

An access key.
For more information, see AWS-compatible access keys.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the AccessKey resource.
It is used to manage secret credentials: an access key ID and a secret access key.

serviceAccountId

string

ID of the service account that the access key belongs to.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

description

string

Description of the access key. 0-256 characters long.

keyId

string

ID of the access key.
The key is AWS compatible.

lastUsedAt

string (date-time)

Timestamp for the last authentication using this Access key.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

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