IPFS

IPFS Key API

The Key API from IPFS — 5 operation(s) for key.

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Operations 5

POST /api/v0/key/gen #

POST /api/v0/key/import #

POST /api/v0/key/list #

POST /api/v0/key/rename #

POST /api/v0/key/rm #

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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.


    In many cases, using this RPC API is preferable to embedding IPFS directly in your program — it allows you to maintain peer connections that are longer lived than your app and you can keep a single IPFS node running instead of several if your app can be launched multiple times. In fact, the `ipfs` CLI commands use this RPC API when operating in online mode.'
  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
  /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
  /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
  /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
  /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
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc/