Create a key

POST

agent_gateways

{instance_id}

keys

JavaScript

import Telnyx from 'telnyx';

const client = new Telnyx({
  apiKey: process.env['TELNYX_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const AgentGatewayCreatedKey = await client.agentGateways.keys.create('instance_id', {
  name: 'name',
});

console.log(AgentGatewayCreatedKey.data);

import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
agent_gateway_created_key = client.agent_gateways.keys.create(
    instance_id="instance_id",
    name="name",
)
print(agent_gateway_created_key.data)

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/team-telnyx/telnyx-go"
	"github.com/team-telnyx/telnyx-go/option"
)

func main() {
	client := telnyx.NewClient(
		option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
	)
	key, err := client.AgentGateways.Keys.New(
		context.TODO(),
		"instance_id",
		telnyx.AgentGatewayKeyNewParams{
			Name: telnyx.String("name"),
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", key.Data)
}

package com.telnyx.sdk.example;

import com.telnyx.sdk.client.TelnyxClient;
import com.telnyx.sdk.client.okhttp.TelnyxOkHttpClient;
import com.telnyx.sdk.models.agentGateways.keys.KeyCreateParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TelnyxClient client = TelnyxOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        KeyCreateParams params = KeyCreateParams.builder()
            .name("name")
            .build();
        var response = client.agentGateways().keys().create("instance_id", params);
    }
}

<?php

require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Telnyx\Client;
use Telnyx\Core\Exceptions\APIException;

$client = new Client(apiKey: getenv('TELNYX_API_KEY') ?: 'My API Key');

try {
  $agent_gateway_created_key = $client->agentGateways->keys->create(
    'instance_id',
    name: 'name',
  );

  var_dump($agent_gateway_created_key);
} catch (APIException $e) {
  echo $e->getMessage();
}

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.telnyx.com/v2/agent_gateways/{instance_id}/keys \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "support-agent",
  "team_id": "0b6c5d4e-3f2a-4b1c-9d8e-7f6a5b4c3d2e",
  "models": [
    "GLM-5.3-Flash"
  ],
  "max_budget": 20,
  "budget_resets_every": "30d",
  "requests_per_minute": 60,
  "max_parallel_requests": 4
}
'

{
  "data": {
    "id": "5f1c3a0e9b7d4c2a8e6f0b1d3c5a7e9f2b4d6c8a0e1f3a5c7e9b1d3f5a7c9e0b",
    "name": "support-agent",
    "team_id": "0b6c5d4e-3f2a-4b1c-9d8e-7f6a5b4c3d2e",
    "models": [
      "GLM-5.3-Flash"
    ],
    "max_budget": 20,
    "budget_resets_every": "30d",
    "budget_resets_at": "2026-11-20T19:40:00Z",
    "spend": 0,
    "expires_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-10-21T19:40:00Z",
    "blocked": false,
    "requests_per_minute": 60,
    "tokens_per_minute": null,
    "max_parallel_requests": 4,
    "key": "sk-EXAMPLE-KEY-VALUE"
  }
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10013",
      "title": "Missing association",
      "detail": "One of the associated fields does not exist.",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/team_id"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10013"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10009",
      "title": "Authentication failed",
      "detail": "The required authentication headers were either invalid or not included in the request.",
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10009"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10005",
      "title": "Resource not found",
      "detail": "The requested resource or URL could not be found.",
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10005"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "99901",
      "title": "Instance not ready",
      "detail": "The instance is not ready; its engine is not running."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10033",
      "title": "Value outside of range",
      "detail": "Input should be greater than or equal to 0",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/max_budget"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10033"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "99903",
      "title": "Engine unavailable",
      "detail": "The instance's engine did not answer; try again shortly."
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Telnyx API key

Path Parameters

instance_id

string<uuid>

required

The Agent Gateway's id.

Body

application/json

name

string | null

A label for people, unique on the instance.

Required string length: 1 - 100

models

string[] | null

The models the key may use. Leave it out to allow every model.

Maximum array length: 100

Required string length: 1 - 200

max_budget

number | null

The most the key may spend, in USD.

Required range: x >= 0

budget_resets_every

string | null

How often the spend resets: a number and a unit, s, m, h, or d.

Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,6}[smhd]$

Example:

"30d"

expires_in

string | null

How long until the key stops working: a number and a unit, s, m, h, or d.

Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,6}[smhd]$

Example:

"30d"

team_id

string<uuid> | null

A team on the instance. The key shares the team's model list, budget, and rate limits.

requests_per_minute

integer | null

The most requests the key may make per minute.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 2147483647

tokens_per_minute

integer | null

The most tokens the key may use per minute.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 2147483647

max_parallel_requests

integer | null

The most requests the key may have in flight at once.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 2147483647

Response

The key, with its value

data

object

required

A key that was just issued: the only response that carries its value.

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JavaScript

import Telnyx from 'telnyx';

const client = new Telnyx({
  apiKey: process.env['TELNYX_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const AgentGatewayCreatedKey = await client.agentGateways.keys.create('instance_id', {
  name: 'name',
});

console.log(AgentGatewayCreatedKey.data);

import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
agent_gateway_created_key = client.agent_gateways.keys.create(
    instance_id="instance_id",
    name="name",
)
print(agent_gateway_created_key.data)

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/team-telnyx/telnyx-go"
	"github.com/team-telnyx/telnyx-go/option"
)

func main() {
	client := telnyx.NewClient(
		option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
	)
	key, err := client.AgentGateways.Keys.New(
		context.TODO(),
		"instance_id",
		telnyx.AgentGatewayKeyNewParams{
			Name: telnyx.String("name"),
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", key.Data)
}

package com.telnyx.sdk.example;

import com.telnyx.sdk.client.TelnyxClient;
import com.telnyx.sdk.client.okhttp.TelnyxOkHttpClient;
import com.telnyx.sdk.models.agentGateways.keys.KeyCreateParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TelnyxClient client = TelnyxOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        KeyCreateParams params = KeyCreateParams.builder()
            .name("name")
            .build();
        var response = client.agentGateways().keys().create("instance_id", params);
    }
}

<?php

require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Telnyx\Client;
use Telnyx\Core\Exceptions\APIException;

$client = new Client(apiKey: getenv('TELNYX_API_KEY') ?: 'My API Key');

try {
  $agent_gateway_created_key = $client->agentGateways->keys->create(
    'instance_id',
    name: 'name',
  );

  var_dump($agent_gateway_created_key);
} catch (APIException $e) {
  echo $e->getMessage();
}

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.telnyx.com/v2/agent_gateways/{instance_id}/keys \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "support-agent",
  "team_id": "0b6c5d4e-3f2a-4b1c-9d8e-7f6a5b4c3d2e",
  "models": [
    "GLM-5.3-Flash"
  ],
  "max_budget": 20,
  "budget_resets_every": "30d",
  "requests_per_minute": 60,
  "max_parallel_requests": 4
}
'

{
  "data": {
    "id": "5f1c3a0e9b7d4c2a8e6f0b1d3c5a7e9f2b4d6c8a0e1f3a5c7e9b1d3f5a7c9e0b",
    "name": "support-agent",
    "team_id": "0b6c5d4e-3f2a-4b1c-9d8e-7f6a5b4c3d2e",
    "models": [
      "GLM-5.3-Flash"
    ],
    "max_budget": 20,
    "budget_resets_every": "30d",
    "budget_resets_at": "2026-11-20T19:40:00Z",
    "spend": 0,
    "expires_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-10-21T19:40:00Z",
    "blocked": false,
    "requests_per_minute": 60,
    "tokens_per_minute": null,
    "max_parallel_requests": 4,
    "key": "sk-EXAMPLE-KEY-VALUE"
  }
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10013",
      "title": "Missing association",
      "detail": "One of the associated fields does not exist.",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/team_id"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10013"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10009",
      "title": "Authentication failed",
      "detail": "The required authentication headers were either invalid or not included in the request.",
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10009"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10005",
      "title": "Resource not found",
      "detail": "The requested resource or URL could not be found.",
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10005"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "99901",
      "title": "Instance not ready",
      "detail": "The instance is not ready; its engine is not running."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "10033",
      "title": "Value outside of range",
      "detail": "Input should be greater than or equal to 0",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/max_budget"
      },
      "meta": {
        "url": "https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview/errors/10033"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "99903",
      "title": "Engine unavailable",
      "detail": "The instance's engine did not answer; try again shortly."
    }
  ]
}

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