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List All SSH Keys
get/v2/account/keys

To list all of the keys in your account, send a GET request to /v2/account/keys. The response will be a JSON object with a key set to ssh_keys. The value of this will be an array of ssh_key objects, each of which contains the standard ssh_key attributes.

Query ParametersExpand Collapse
page: optional number

Which 'page' of paginated results to return.

minimum1
per_page: optional number

Number of items returned per page

minimum1
maximum200
ReturnsExpand Collapse
meta: MetaProperties { total }

Information about the response itself.

total: optional number

Number of objects returned by the request.

Accepts one of the following:
ssh_keys: optional array of SSHKeys { name, public_key, id, fingerprint }
name: string

A human-readable display name for this key, used to easily identify the SSH keys when they are displayed.

public_key: string

The entire public key string that was uploaded. Embedded into the root user's authorized_keys file if you include this key during Droplet creation.

id: optional number

A unique identification number for this key. Can be used to embed a specific SSH key into a Droplet.

fingerprint: optional string

A unique identifier that differentiates this key from other keys using a format that SSH recognizes. The fingerprint is created when the key is added to your account.

List All SSH Keys
curl https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/account/keys \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN"
{
  "meta": {
    "total": 1
  },
  "links": {
    "pages": {
      "last": "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/images?page=2",
      "next": "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/images?page=2"
    }
  },
  "ssh_keys": [
    {
      "name": "My SSH Public Key",
      "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example",
      "id": 512189,
      "fingerprint": "3b:16:bf:e4:8b:00:8b:b8:59:8c:a9:d3:f0:19:45:fa"
    }
  ]
}
Returns Examples
{
  "meta": {
    "total": 1
  },
  "links": {
    "pages": {
      "last": "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/images?page=2",
      "next": "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/images?page=2"
    }
  },
  "ssh_keys": [
    {
      "name": "My SSH Public Key",
      "public_key": "ssh-rsa AEXAMPLEaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAQQDDHr/jh2Jy4yALcK4JyWbVkPRaWmhck3IgCoeOO3z1e2dBowLh64QAM+Qb72pxekALga2oi4GvT+TlWNhzPH4V example",
      "id": 512189,
      "fingerprint": "3b:16:bf:e4:8b:00:8b:b8:59:8c:a9:d3:f0:19:45:fa"
    }
  ]
}