Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Change API Key API

The Change API Key API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for change api key.

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Operations 1

POST /v1/new-api-key Create new api key #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Authentication Change API Key API
  version: 1.0.7
  description: API to provide user authentication, change password and change API Key services
  contact:
    name: DVLA API Team
    email: DVLASecureAccess@dvla.gov.uk
servers:
- url: https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/thirdparty-access
tags:
- name: Change API Key
paths:
  /v1/new-api-key:
    post:
      tags:
      - Change API Key
      description: API to support periodic or adhoc retrieval of a new API Key. If successful the old API Key will no longer be valid
      parameters:
      - name: x-api-key
        in: header
        required: true
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChangeApiKeyResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalformedRequestErrors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedErrors'
        '500':
          description: Unable to fetch new API Key, existing API Key remains valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerErrors'
      summary: Create new api key
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postV1NewApiKey
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    ChangeApiKeyResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        newApiKey:
          type: string
      example:
        newApiKey: IaMeKjCXjJY4cnR4nd0mAUtO4O4QI8tkUhNTfBUF
    MalformedRequestError:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
      example:
        status: '400'
        code: '400'
        title: Malformed request
      required:
      - title
    UnauthorizedError:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
      example:
        status: '401'
        code: '401'
        title: Unauthorized
        detail: API Key or JWT is either not provided, expired or invalid.
      required:
      - title
    ServerErrors:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerError'
      example:
      - status: '500'
        code: '500'
        title: Internal Server Error
    MalformedRequestErrors:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalformedRequestError'
      example:
      - status: '400'
        code: '400'
        title: Malformed request
    ServerError:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
      example:
        status: '500'
        code: '500'
        title: Internal Server Error
      required:
      - title
    UnauthorizedErrors:
      type: array
      description: An array containing Unauthorized Error objects
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
      example:
      - status: '401'
        code: '401'
        title: Unauthorized
        detail: API Key or JWT is either not provided, expired or invalid.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Change API Key API

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