debian-mirror-gitlab/doc/api/keys.md

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# Keys API **(FREE)**

If using a SHA256 fingerprint in an API call, you should URL-encode the fingerprint.

## Get SSH key with user by ID of an SSH key

Get SSH key with user by ID of an SSH key. Note only administrators can lookup SSH key with user by ID of an SSH key.

```plaintext
GET /keys/:id
```

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description          |
|:----------|:--------|:---------|:---------------------|
| `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of an SSH key |

Example request:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/keys/1"
```

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Sample key 25",
  "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt1256k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
  "created_at": "2015-09-03T07:24:44.627Z",
  "expires_at": "2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usage_type": "auth",
  "user": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "username": "john_smith",
    "id": 25,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cfa35b8cd2ec278026357769582fa563?s=40\u0026d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
    "created_at": "2015-09-03T07:24:01.670Z",
    "bio": null,
    "location": null,
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": null,
    "last_sign_in_at": "2015-09-03T07:24:01.670Z",
    "confirmed_at": "2015-09-03T07:24:01.670Z",
    "last_activity_on": "2015-09-03",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "theme_id": 2,
    "color_scheme_id": 1,
    "projects_limit": 10,
    "current_sign_in_at": null,
    "identities": [],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": false,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": null
  }
}
```

## Get user by fingerprint of SSH key

You can search for a user that owns a specific SSH key. Note only administrators can lookup SSH key with the fingerprint of an SSH key.

```plaintext
GET /keys
```

| Attribute     | Type   | Required | Description                   |
|:--------------|:-------|:---------|:------------------------------|
| `fingerprint` | string | yes      | The fingerprint of an SSH key |

Example request:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/keys?fingerprint=ba:81:59:68:d7:6c:cd:02:02:bf:6a:9b:55:4e:af:d1"
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Sample key 1",
  "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt1016k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
  "created_at": "2019-11-14T15:11:13.222Z",
  "expires_at": "2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usage_type": "auth",
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://0.0.0.0:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2019-11-14T15:09:34.831Z",
    "bio": null,
    "location": null,
    "public_email": "",
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": null,
    "last_sign_in_at": "2019-11-16T22:41:26.663Z",
    "confirmed_at": "2019-11-14T15:09:34.575Z",
    "last_activity_on": "2019-11-20",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "color_scheme_id": 1,
    "projects_limit": 100000,
    "current_sign_in_at": "2019-11-19T14:42:18.078Z",
    "identities": [
    ],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": false,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false,
    "shared_runners_minutes_limit": null,
    "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": null
  }
}
```

## Get user by deploy key fingerprint

Deploy keys are bound to the creating user. If you query with a deploy key
fingerprint, you get additional information about the projects using that key.

Example request with an MD5 fingerprint:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/keys?fingerprint=ba:81:59:68:d7:6c:cd:02:02:bf:6a:9b:55:4e:af:d1"
```

In this SHA256 example, `/` is represented by `%2F` and `:` is represented by`%3A`:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/keys?fingerprint=SHA256%3AnUhzNyftwADy8AH3wFY31tAKs7HufskYTte2aXo%2FlCg"
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Sample key 1",
  "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt1016k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
  "created_at": "2019-11-14T15:11:13.222Z",
  "usage_type": "auth",
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://0.0.0.0:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2019-11-14T15:09:34.831Z",
    "bio": null,
    "location": null,
    "public_email": "",
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": null,
    "last_sign_in_at": "2019-11-16T22:41:26.663Z",
    "confirmed_at": "2019-11-14T15:09:34.575Z",
    "last_activity_on": "2019-11-20",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "color_scheme_id": 1,
    "projects_limit": 100000,
    "current_sign_in_at": "2019-11-19T14:42:18.078Z",
    "identities": [
    ],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": false,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false,
    "shared_runners_minutes_limit": null,
    "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": null
  },
  "deploy_keys_projects": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "deploy_key_id": 1,
      "project_id": 1,
      "created_at": "2020-01-09T07:32:52.453Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-01-09T07:32:52.453Z",
      "can_push": false
    }
  ]
}
```