--- updatedAt: 2026-09-10T11:37:41.000Z agentTools: projectIndex: https://docs.akeyless.io/llms.txt --- # /create-classic-key # OpenAPI definition ```json { "openapi": "3.0.0", "info": { "description": "The purpose of this application is to provide access to Akeyless API.", "title": "Akeyless API", "contact": { "name": "Akeyless", "url": "http://akeyless.io", "email": "support@akeyless.io" }, "version": "3.0" }, "paths": { "/create-classic-key": { "post": { "tags": [ "v2" ], "operationId": "CreateClassicKey", "requestBody": { "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateClassicKey" } } }, "required": true, "x-go-name": "Body" }, "responses": { "201": { "$ref": "#/components/responses/CreateClassicKeyResponse" }, "default": { "$ref": "#/components/responses/errorResponse" } } } } }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.akeyless.io" } ], "components": { "responses": { "CreateClassicKeyResponse": { "description": "CreateClassicKeyResponse wraps response body.", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateClassicKeyOutput" } } } }, "errorResponse": { "description": "errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one \"error\"\nfield.", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/JSONError" } } } } }, "schemas": { "CertificateFormat": { "type": "string", "x-go-package": "akeyless.io/akeyless-main-repo/go/src/infra/types" }, "ClassicKeyType": { "type": "string", "title": "ClassicKeyType defines types of keys that can be managed by ClassicKey supported by AKEYLESS.", "x-go-package": "akeyless.io/akeyless-main-repo/go/src/infra/types" }, "CreateClassicKey": { "description": "CreateClassicKey is a command that creates classic key", "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "alg" ], "properties": { "alg": { "description": "Classic Key type; options: [AES128GCM, AES256GCM, AES128SIV, AES256SIV, RSA1024, RSA2048, RSA3072, RSA4096, EC256, EC384, GPG]", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "Alg" }, "auto-rotate": { "description": "Whether to automatically rotate every rotation_interval days, or disable existing automatic rotation [true/false]", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "AutoRotate" }, "cert-file-data": { "description": "Certificate in a PEM format.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertFileData" }, "certificate-common-name": { "description": "Common name for the generated certificate. Relevant only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateCommonName" }, "certificate-country": { "description": "Country name for the generated certificate. Relevant only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateCountry" }, "certificate-digest-algo": { "description": "Digest algorithm to be used for the certificate key signing.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateDigestAlgo" }, "certificate-format": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CertificateFormat" }, "certificate-locality": { "description": "Locality for the generated certificate. Relevant only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateLocality" }, "certificate-organization": { "description": "Organization name for the generated certificate. Relevant only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateOrganization" }, "certificate-province": { "description": "Province name for the generated certificate. Relevant only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "CertificateProvince" }, "certificate-ttl": { "description": "TTL in days for the generated certificate. Required only for generate-self-signed-certificate.", "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "x-go-name": "CertificateTTL" }, "conf-file-data": { "description": "The csr config data in base64 encoding", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ConfFileData" }, "delete_protection": { "description": "Protection from accidental deletion of this object [true/false]", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ObjectProtected" }, "description": { "description": "Description of the object", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "Description" }, "expiration-event-in": { "description": "How many days before the expiration of the certificate would you like to be notified.", "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "x-go-name": "ExpirationEventsInDays" }, "generate-self-signed-certificate": { "description": "Whether to generate a self signed certificate with the key. If set, --certificate-ttl must be provided.", "type": "boolean", "x-go-name": "GenerateSelfSignedCertificate" }, "gpg-alg": { "description": "gpg alg: Relevant only if GPG key type selected; options: [RSA1024, RSA2048, RSA3072, RSA4096, Ed25519]", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "GPGAlg" }, "hash-algorithm": { "description": "Specifies the hash algorithm used for the encryption key's operations, available options: [SHA256, SHA384, SHA512]", "type": "string", "default": "SHA256", "x-go-name": "CertificateHashAlgorithm" }, "item-custom-fields": { "description": "Additional custom fields to associate with the item", "type": "object", "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }, "x-go-name": "ItemCustomFields" }, "json": { "description": "Set output format to JSON", "type": "boolean", "default": false, "x-go-name": "Json" }, "key-data": { "description": "Base64-encoded classic key value", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ClassicKeyValue" }, "metadata": { "description": "Deprecated - use description", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "Metadata" }, "name": { "description": "ClassicKey name", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ClassicKeyName" }, "protection-key-name": { "description": "The name of a key that used to encrypt the secret value (if empty, the account default protectionKey key will be used)", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ProtectionKey" }, "rotation-event-in": { "description": "How many days before the rotation of the item would you like to be notified", "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "x-go-name": "RotationEventsInDays" }, "rotation-interval": { "description": "The number of days to wait between every automatic rotation (1-365)", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "RotationInterval" }, "tags": { "description": "Add tags attached to this object", "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "x-go-name": "Tags" }, "token": { "description": "Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "Profile" }, "uid-token": { "description": "The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication", "type": "string", "x-go-name": "UIDToken" } }, "x-go-package": "akeyless.io/akeyless-main-repo/go/src/client/commands" }, "CreateClassicKeyOutput": { "type": "object", "properties": { "classic_key_id": { "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ClassicKeyId" }, "classic_key_name": { "type": "string", "x-go-name": "ClassicKeyName" }, "classic_key_type": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClassicKeyType" }, "public_key": { "type": "string", "x-go-name": "PublicKey" } }, "x-go-package": "akeyless.io/akeyless-main-repo/go/src/client/commands" }, "JSONError": { "type": "object", "title": "JSONError wraps an error with JSON object.", "properties": { "error": { "type": "string", "x-go-name": "Err" } }, "x-go-package": "akeyless.io/akeyless-main-repo/go/src/client" } } } } ```