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WP Engine |Hosting Platform API

Add a new SSH key

POST
/ssh_keys

Description

Use this to add a new SSH key to WP Engine.

Properties
  • public_key - required - The public key you want to add
object
public_key
required
string
Example
ssh-rsa AAAAbcdefg+567te/4i9ASKGHtw9euaskl+Iksldfjw== joe@gmail.com

Created

object
comment
string
Example
joe@gmail.com
created_at
string
Example
2019-09-01T15:59:24.277Z
fingerprint
string
Example
a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:46:a7:88:c9:40:d2:d7:9b:cd:42:05
uuid
string format: uuid
Example
e41fa98f-ea80-1f16-a7b7-d748bcc9e64d

Bad Request

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>
object
resource
required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string
Example
Site
field
required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string
Example
name
type
required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string
Example
invalid_value
code
required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
too_long
message
required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)

Authentication Error

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Bad Credentials
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Not authorized

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
You don't have permission to perform that action
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Too many requests

Service unavailable