Retrieve

API Reference

GPU Droplets

Account

Keys

Retrieve an Existing SSH Key

client.gpuDroplets.account.keys.retrieve(number | stringsshKeyIdentifier, RequestOptionsoptions?): KeyRetrieveResponse { ssh_key }

get/v2/account/keys/{ssh_key_identifier}

To get information about a key, send a GET request to /v2/account/keys/$KEY_ID or /v2/account/keys/$KEY_FINGERPRINT. The response will be a JSON object with the key ssh_key and value an ssh_key object which contains the standard ssh_key attributes.

ParametersExpand Collapse

sshKeyIdentifier: number | string

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

Accepts one of the following:

number

string

ReturnsExpand Collapse

KeyRetrieveResponse { ssh_key }

ssh_key?: SSHKeys { name, public_key, id, fingerprint }

name: string

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

public_key: string

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?: number

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

fingerprint?: string

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.

Retrieve an Existing SSH Key

typescript

• http
• typescript
• python

import Gradient from '@digitalocean/gradient';

const client = new Gradient();

const key = await client.gpuDroplets.account.keys.retrieve(512189);

console.log(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"
  }
}