Create signing keys

POST/accounts/{account_id}/stream/keys

Creates an RSA private key in PEM and JWK formats. Key files are only displayed once after creation. Keys are created, used, and deleted independently of videos, and every key can sign any video.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Stream Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

body: unknown

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional Keys { id, created, jwk, pem }

id: optional string

Identifier.

maxLength32

created: optional string

The date and time a signing key was created.

formatdate-time

jwk: optional string

The signing key in JWK format.

pem: optional string

The signing key in PEM format.

Create signing keys

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/stream/keys \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{}'

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "created": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
    "jwk": "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",
    "pem": "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"
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "created": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
    "jwk": "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",
    "pem": "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"
  }
}