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Tyk Keys API

All keys that are used to access services via Tyk correspond to a session object that informs Tyk about the context of this particular token, like access rules and rate/quota allowance.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Tyk Keys API is one of 39 APIs that Tyk publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Keys. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 22 operations across 13 paths, and defines 37 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 5.7.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{tenant}.

22 operations 13 paths 37 schemas 3 DELETE8 GET8 POST3 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
5.7.1
Base URL
https://tyk.io/
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Contact
Tyk Technologies
License
Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Tyk Keys API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as X-Tyk-Authorization (api_key).

  • bearerAuth — The Tyk Dashboard API Access Credentials
  • api_key — Api key

Paths & Operations 22

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 22 operations — 3 DELETE, 8 GET, 8 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Keys 22

All keys that are used to access services via Tyk correspond to a session object that informs Tyk about the context of this particular token, like access rules and rate/quota allo…

GET
/api/apis/{apiID}/keys
List keys by API.
listApiKeys 2 params → 200401403404500
DELETE
/api/apis/{apiID}/keys/{keyID}
Delete key with API ID and key ID.
deleteApiKeyDetail 5 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/apis/{apiID}/keys/{keyID}
Get key details with API ID and key ID.
getApiKeyDetail 5 params → 200400401403404
PUT
/api/apis/{apiID}/keys/{keyID}
With API ID and key ID.
updateApiKeyDetail 6 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/apis/{apiId}/keys/search
Search keys by API.
SearchKeys 3 params → 200400401403500
GET
/api/apis/keys
List All the keys.
listKeys 1 param → 200401403500
POST
/api/keys
Create a key.
addKey 1 param body → 200401403500
DELETE
/api/keys/{keyId}
Delete key.
deleteKey 4 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/keys/{keyId}
Get key Details.
getKeyDetail 4 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/api/keys/{keyId}
Create custom key.
createCustomKey 1 param body → 200401403500
PUT
/api/keys/{keyId}
Update key.
updateKeyDetail 5 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/keys/detailed
List All the Keys info.
getKeysDetailed 1 param → 200401403404500
POST
/api/keys/preview
This will validate a key definition.
validateAKeyDefinition body → 200400401403500
GET
/tyk/keys
Tyk List Keys.
listKeys → 200403404
POST
/tyk/keys
Tyk Create a Key.
addKey 1 param body → 200400403500
DELETE
/tyk/keys/{keyID}
Tyk Delete a Key.
deleteKey 2 params → 200400403404
GET
/tyk/keys/{keyID}
Tyk Get a Key With Id.
getKey 2 params → 200400403404
POST
/tyk/keys/{keyID}
Tyk Create Custom Key / Import Key
createCustomKey 3 params body → 200400403500
PUT
/tyk/keys/{keyID}
Tyk Update Key.
updateKey 3 params body → 200400403404500
POST
/tyk/keys/create
Tyk Create a Key.
createKey body → 200400403500
POST
/tyk/keys/policy/{keyID}
Tyk Set Policies for a Hashed Key.
setPoliciesToHashedKey 1 param body → 200400403404500
POST
/tyk/keys/preview
Tyk This Will Validate a Key Definition.
validateAKeyDefinition body → 200403500

Schemas 37

The contract defines 37 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SessionState_2 (38 properties), SessionState (36 properties), AccessDefinition_2 (11 properties), APILimit (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

KeysDetailed
object
2 properties
APILimit
objectnull
11 properties
FieldAccessDefinition
object
3 properties
Keys
object
2 properties
SessionState
object
36 properties
SessionEndpointMethod
object
2 properties
SessionEndpointRateLimit
object
2 properties
AccessDefinition
object
11 properties
ApiModel
object
RateLimitSmoothing
objectnull
5 properties
AllKeys
object
1 property
SessionEndpoint
object
2 properties
GraphqlType
object
2 properties
ApiResponse
object
4 properties
FieldLimits
object
1 property
AccessSpec
object
2 properties
KeyData
object
4 properties
APILimit_2
object
10 properties
FieldAccessDefinition_2
object
3 properties
SessionState_2
object
38 properties
ApiModifyKeySuccess
object
4 properties
Endpoint
object
2 properties
ApiAllKeys
object
1 property
AccessDefinition_2
object
11 properties
Monitor
object
1 property
JWTData
object
1 property
GraphqlType_2
object
2 properties
Endpoints
array
BasicAuthData
object
2 properties
ApiStatusMessage
object
2 properties
PolicyUpdateObj
object
2 properties
FieldLimits_2
object
1 property
EndpointMethod
object
2 properties
RateLimitSmoothing_2
object
5 properties
EndpointMethods
array
RateLimitType2
object
3 properties
AccessSpec_2
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tyk-keys-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
tyk:tyk-keys-api
Base URL
https://tyk.io/
Docs
https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-apis/
Provider
Tyk
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