Create a new app key | Documentation

curl -X POST https://api.contentful.com/organizations/organization_id/app_definitions/app_definition_id/keys \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json" \
     -d '{
  "jwk": {
    "alg": "RS256",
    "kty": "RSA",
    "use": "sig",
    "x5c": [
      "MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMII...."
    ],
    "kid": "fpFtDCM7r0I-PyIGITGO...",
    "x5t": "fpFtDCM7r0I-PyIGITGO..."
  }
}'

{
  "sys": {
    "id": "fpFtDCM7r0I-PyIGITGO...",
    "type": "AppKey",
    "createdAt": "2025-11-26T00:01:28.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "User",
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ"
      }
    },
    "updatedAt": "2025-11-26T00:01:28.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "User",
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ"
      }
    },
    "lastUsedAt": "2025-08-03T21:41:35.000Z",
    "organization": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "Organization",
        "id": "0D9ZC8rLWiw6x5qizZGiRs"
      }
    },
    "appDefinition": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "AppDefinition",
        "id": "<app_definition_id>"
      }
    }
  },
  "jwk": {
    "alg": "RS256",
    "kty": "RSA",
    "use": "sig",
    "x5c": [
      "MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMII...."
    ],
    "kid": "fpFtDCM7r0I-PyIGITGO...",
    "x5t": "fpFtDCM7r0I-PyIGITGO..."
  }
}

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Path parameters

organization_idstringRequired

organization_id identifier

app_definition_idstringRequired

app_definition_id identifier

Request

This endpoint expects a map from strings to any.

Response headers

Content-Typestring

Content-Type

Response

Created - Resource created successfully