POST
/
admin
/
projects
/
{project_id}
/
api-keys
PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
PINECONE_PROJECT_ID="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"

curl "https://api.pinecone.io/admin/projects/$PINECONE_PROJECT_ID/api-keys" \
	-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10" \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer $PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
	-d '{
		"name": "Example API Key",
		"roles": ["ProjectEditor"]
	}'

{
  "key": {
    "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "name": "Example API key",
    "project_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "roles": [
      "ProjectEditor"
    ]
  },
  "value": "string"
}

PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
PINECONE_PROJECT_ID="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"

curl "https://api.pinecone.io/admin/projects/$PINECONE_PROJECT_ID/api-keys" \
	-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10" \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer $PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
	-d '{
		"name": "Example API Key",
		"roles": ["ProjectEditor"]
	}'

{
  "key": {
    "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "name": "Example API key",
    "project_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "roles": [
      "ProjectEditor"
    ]
  },
  "value": "string"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

An access token must be provided in the Authorization header using the Bearer scheme.

Path Parameters

​
project_id
string<uuid>
required

Project ID

Body

application/json

The details of the new API key.

The body is of type object.

Response

API key created successfully.

The details of an API key, including the secret. Only returned on API key creation.