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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: IPFS RPC Key API
version: v0
description: When a Kubo IPFS node is running as a daemon, it exposes an HTTP RPC API that allows you to control the node and run the same commands you can from the command line.
x-providerName: IPFS
x-logo:
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/55fe8bc6a53ba3b9023951fb4b432efbbc81fba5/docs/.vuepress/public/images/ipfs-logo.svg
servers:
- description: Local IPFS node
url: http://localhost:5001
- description: Local IPFS node
url: http://127.0.0.1:5001
- description: Infura hosted IPFS node
url: https://ipfs.infura.io:5001
tags:
- name: Key
paths:
/api/v0/key/gen:
post:
operationId: key/gen
description: Create a new keypair
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-key-gen
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: name of key to create
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: type
in: query
description: 'type of the key to create: rsa, ed25519.'
schema:
type: string
default: ed25519
- name: size
in: query
description: size of the key to generate.
schema:
type: integer
- name: ipns-base
in: query
description: 'Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}.'
schema:
type: string
default: base36
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Id: <string>
Name: <string>
tags:
- Key
summary: Key/gen
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/key/import:
post:
operationId: key/import
description: Import a key and prints imported key id
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-key-import
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: name to associate with key in keychain
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: ipns-base
in: query
description: 'Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}.'
schema:
type: string
default: base36
- name: format
in: query
description: The format of the private key to import, libp2p-protobuf-cleartext or pem-pkcs8-cleartext.
schema:
type: string
default: libp2p-protobuf-cleartext
- name: allow-any-key-type
in: query
description: Allow importing any key type.
schema:
type: boolean
default: false
requestBody:
description: Argument `key` is of file type. This endpoint expects one or several files (depending on the command) in the body of the request as 'multipart/form-data'.
content: {}
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Id: <string>
Name: <string>
tags:
- Key
summary: Key/import
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/key/list:
post:
operationId: key/list
description: List all local keypairs.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-key-list
parameters:
- name: l
in: query
description: Show extra information about keys.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: ipns-base
in: query
description: 'Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}.'
schema:
type: string
default: base36
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Keys:
- Id: <string>
Name: <string>
tags:
- Key
summary: Key/list
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/key/rename:
post:
operationId: key/rename
description: Rename a keypair.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-key-rename
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: 'arg0: name of key to rename
arg1: new name of the key'
required: true
explode: true
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
- name: force
in: query
description: Allow to overwrite an existing key.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: ipns-base
in: query
description: 'Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}.'
schema:
type: string
default: base36
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Id: <string>
Now: <string>
Overwrite: <bool>
Was: <string>
tags:
- Key
summary: Key/rename
x-summary-source: derived
/api/v0/key/rm:
post:
operationId: key/rm
description: Remove a keypair.
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/#api-v0-key-rm
parameters:
- name: arg
in: query
description: names of keys to remove
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: l
in: query
description: Show extra information about keys.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: ipns-base
in: query
description: 'Encoding used for keys: Can either be a multibase encoded CID or a base58btc encoded multihash. Takes {b58mh|base36|k|base32|b...}.'
schema:
type: string
default: base36
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
example:
Keys:
- Id: <string>
Name: <string>
tags:
- Key
summary: Key/rm
x-summary-source: derived
externalDocs:
url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/