Account
Create SSH key
Adds an SSH key to the user's account. Used for SFTP authentication. Requires a 2048+ bit RSA key or an ECDSA/Ed25519 key.
POST
/api/client/account/ssh-keysAuthorization
ClientToken AuthorizationBearer <token>
Client API key (generated at /account/api)
In: header
Request Body
application/json
name*string
public_key*string
Response Body
application/json
curl -X POST "https://pterodactyl.file.properties/api/client/account/ssh-keys" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ptlc_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "my-key", "public_key": "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAI... user@host"}'{
"object": "ssh_key",
"attributes": {
"name": "my-key",
"fingerprint": "jwNan4mvlewsaCP5p7YKVgALQGUBiOCcKViJIGIrktQ",
"public_key": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\r\nMCowBQYDK2VwAyEA...\r\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----",
"created_at": "2026-02-22T15:23:33+01:00"
}
}