---
title: Create an application key
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Key Management
---

# Create an application key{% #create-an-application-key %}

{% tab title="v1" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                              |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/application_key      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/application_key      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/application_key  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key |

### Overview



Create an application key with a given name. This endpoint is disabled for organizations in [One-Time Read mode](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/api-app-keys.md#one-time-read-mode).

**Note**: This endpoint is disabled for the Government sites (US1-FED and US2-FED). Use the [V2 Key Management](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/key-management.md) endpoints instead.
This endpoint requires the `user_app_keys` permission.


### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Field | Type   | Description                  |
| ----- | ------ | ---------------------------- |
| hash  | string | Hash of an application key.  |
| name  | string | Name of an application key.  |
| owner | string | Owner of an application key. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "name": "example user"
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
An application key response.

| Parent field    | Field           | Type   | Description                                      |
| --------------- | --------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
|                 | application_key | object | An application key with its associated metadata. |
| application_key | hash            | string | Hash of an application key.                      |
| application_key | name            | string | Name of an application key.                      |
| application_key | owner           | string | Owner of an application key.                     |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "application_key": {
    "hash": "1234512345123459cda4eb9ced49a3d84fd0138c",
    "name": "app_key",
    "owner": "test_user"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="409" %}
Conflict
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/application_key" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "name": "example key"
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Create an application key returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.key_management_api import KeyManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v1.model.application_key import ApplicationKey

body = ApplicationKey(
    name="example user",
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = KeyManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_application_key(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Create an application key returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::KeyManagementAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V1::ApplicationKey.new({
  name: "example user",
})
p api_instance.create_application_key(body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Create an application key returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV1.ApplicationKey{
		Name: datadog.PtrString("example user"),
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewKeyManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateApplicationKey(ctx, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `KeyManagementApi.CreateApplicationKey`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `KeyManagementApi.CreateApplicationKey`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Create an application key returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.KeyManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.ApplicationKey;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.ApplicationKeyResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    KeyManagementApi apiInstance = new KeyManagementApi(defaultClient);

    ApplicationKey body = new ApplicationKey().name("example user");

    try {
      ApplicationKeyResponse result = apiInstance.createApplicationKey(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling KeyManagementApi#createApplicationKey");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Create an application key returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_key_management::KeyManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::model::ApplicationKey;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = ApplicationKey::new().name("example user".to_string());
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = KeyManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.create_application_key(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Create an application key returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v1.KeyManagementApi(configuration);

const params: v1.KeyManagementApiCreateApplicationKeyRequest = {
  body: {
    name: "example user",
  },
};

apiInstance
  .createApplicationKey(params)
  .then((data: v1.ApplicationKeyResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}