Create access key
Creates a new access key for an S3-compatible storage. Returns the new access key and secret key. VAST storages are limited to 2 access keys; CEPH storages have no such limit.
Authorizations
API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word apikey, followed by a single space and then your token.
Example: apikey 1234_abcdef
Path Parameters
Storage ID
Body
Request a key scoped to read-only data access. Only supported for CEPH storages; a VAST storage rejects true. Defaults to false (full read-write) when omitted.
false
Response
AccessKeyCreateDataV4
Access key ID used as the username in S3 authentication. Pass this in the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID field of your S3 client.
"AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE"
ISO 8601 timestamp when the access key was created
"2025-08-05T09:17:02Z"
True for a key scoped to read-only data access.
Secret key used as the password in S3 authentication. Save this now — it cannot be retrieved again.
"wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY"