Create

API Reference

GPU Droplets

Account

Keys

Create a New SSH Key

gpu_droplets.account.keys.create(KeyCreateParams**kwargs) -> KeyCreateResponse

post/v2/account/keys

To add a new SSH public key to your DigitalOcean account, send a POST request to /v2/account/keys. Set the name attribute to the name you wish to use and the public_key attribute to the full public key you are adding.

ParametersExpand Collapse

name: str

A human-readable display name for this key, used to easily identify the SSH keys when they are displayed.

public_key: str

The entire public key string that was uploaded. Embedded into the root user's authorized_keys file if you include this key during Droplet creation.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class KeyCreateResponse: …

ssh_key: Optional[SSHKeys]

name: str

A human-readable display name for this key, used to easily identify the SSH keys when they are displayed.

public_key: str

The entire public key string that was uploaded. Embedded into the root user's authorized_keys file if you include this key during Droplet creation.

id: Optional[int]

A unique identification number for this key. Can be used to embed a specific SSH key into a Droplet.

fingerprint: Optional[str]

A unique identifier that differentiates this key from other keys using a format that SSH recognizes. The fingerprint is created when the key is added to your account.

Create a New SSH Key

python

• http
• typescript
• python

from gradient import Gradient

client = Gradient()
key = client.gpu_droplets.account.keys.create(
    name="My SSH Public Key",
    public_key="ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example",
)
print(key.ssh_key)

200 example

{
  "ssh_key": {
    "name": "My SSH Public Key",
    "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example"
  }
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "ssh_key": {
    "name": "My SSH Public Key",
    "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example"
  }
}