Attach public key

Attach existing public keys from your account to a specified virtual machine.

Attach public key

post

Attach existing public keys from your account to a specified virtual machine.

Multiple keys can be attached to a single virtual machine.

Use this endpoint to enable SSH key authentication for VPS instances.

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

API Token authentication

Path parameters

virtualMachineIdintegerRequired

Virtual Machine ID

Example: 1268054

Body

idsinteger[]Required

Public Key IDs to attach

Example: [18232,10230230]

Responses

200

Success response

application/json

idintegerOptional

Action ID

Example: 8123712

namestringOptional

Action name

Example: action_name

statestring · enumOptional

Action state

Example: successPossible values:

created_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:54:00Z

updated_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:58:00Z

401

Unauthenticated response

application/json

422

Validation error response

application/json

500

Error response

application/json

post/api/vps/v1/public-keys/attach/{virtualMachineId}

POST /api/vps/v1/public-keys/attach/{virtualMachineId} HTTP/1.1
Host: developers.hostinger.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 24

{
  "ids": [
    18232,
    10230230
  ]
}

{
  "id": 8123712,
  "name": "action_name",
  "state": "success",
  "created_at": "2025-02-27T11:54:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-02-27T11:58:00Z"
}