Create an API key

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Usage

import { PinataSDK } from "pinata";

const pinata = new PinataSDK({
  pinataJwt: process.env.PINATA_JWT!,
  pinataGateway: "example-gateway.mypinata.cloud",
});

const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    resources:  [
      "org:files:read",
      "org:groups:read"
    ]
  },
  maxUses: 1,
});

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Returns

type KeyResponse = {
  JWT: string;
  pinata_api_key: string;
  pinata_api_secret: string;
};

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Parameters

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keyName

  • Type: string
Name for the API key 
const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    admin: true,
  },
  maxUses: 1,
});

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maxUses (Optional)

  • Type: number
Limit the number of uses a key is valid for 
const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    admin: true,
  },
  maxUses: 1,
});

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permissions

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admin (Optional)

  • Type: boolean
Grants the key admin access to all endpoints 
const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    admin: true,
  }
});

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resources (Optional)

  • Type: ResourcePermission[]
export type ResourcePermission =
	| "org:read"
	| "org:write"
	| "org:files:read"
	| "org:files:write"
	| "org:groups:read"
	| "org:groups:write"
	| "org:gateways:read"
	| "org:gateways:write"
	| "org:analytics:read"
	| "org:analytics:write";
Scope the API key by ResourcePermission 
const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    resources: [
      "org:files:read",
      "org:groups:read",
    ]
  }
});

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endpoints (Optional)

const key = await pinata.keys.create({
  keyName: "user 1",
  permissions: {
    endpoints: {
      data: {
        pinList: true,
        userPinnedDataTotal: false
      },
      pinning: {
        hashMetadata: true,
        hashPinPolicy: false,
        pinByHash: true,
        pinFileToIPFS: true,
        pinJSONToIPFS: true,
        pinJobs: false,
        unpin: false,
        userPinPolicy: false
      }
    }
  }
});