Updated on 2026-10-16 GMT+08:00

Creating a Permanent Access Key

Function

This API is used to create a permanent access key for an IAM user.

AKs or SKs are identity credentials for using development tools (API, CLI, and SDK) to access resources and cannot be used for console login. AK is a unique identifier used in conjunction with SK to sign requests cryptographically, ensuring that the requests are secret, complete, and correct.

Authorization Information

Each account root user has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the following required identity policy-based permissions. For details about the required permissions, see Permissions Policies and Supported Actions.

Action	Access Level	Resource Type (*: required)	Condition Key	Alias	Dependencies
iam:credentials:createCredentialV5	Write	user *	g:ResourceTag/<tag-key> iam:ResourceIsRootUser	-	-

URI

POST /v5/users/{user_id}/access-keys

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
user_id	Yes	String	Definition IAM user ID, which is globally unique. For details about how to obtain the user ID, see the API for listing IAM users or check the IAM user details page on the IAM console. Constraints The user ID must exist and be valid. Range The value contains 32 characters, including only letters and digits. Default Value N/A

Request Parameters

None

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 2** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
access_key	access_key object	Definition: Created permanent access key. Range: N/A

**Table 3** access_key
Parameter	Type	Description
user_id	String	Definition IAM user ID, which is globally unique. For details about how to obtain the user ID, see the API for listing IAM users or check the IAM user details page on the IAM console. Range The value contains 32 characters, including only letters and digits.
access_key_id	String	Definition: Permanent access key ID (AK). For details about how to obtain it, see Reference. Range: N/A.
created_at	String	Definition Time when the access key was created. The UTC time format is used. The format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ, for example, 2023-09-13T06:51:20.550Z. Range N/A
secret_access_key	String	Definition: Created SK. For details about how to obtain it, see Reference. Range: N/A.
status	String	Definition: Access key status. Range: active or inactive.

Status code: 400

**Table 4** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Definition: Error code. For details, see Error Code. Range: The format is PAP5.XXXX, for example, PAP5.0012.
error_msg	String	Definition: Error message. For details, see Error Message. Range: N/A.
request_id	String	Definition: Unique identifier of an API request, which is used to locate API calling exceptions. Range: N/A

Status code: 403

**Table 5** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Definition: Error code. For details, see Error Code. Range: The format is PAP5.XXXX, for example, PAP5.0012.
error_msg	String	Definition: Error message. For details, see Error Message. Range: N/A.
request_id	String	Definition: Unique identifier of an API request, which is used to locate API calling exceptions. Range: N/A
encoded_authorization_message	String	Definition: Encrypted details returned when the authentication fails, which are used to locate authentication problems. The STS5 decryption API can be used for decryption. For details, see API link. Range: N/A.

Status code: 404

**Table 6** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Definition: Error code. For details, see Error Code. Range: The format is PAP5.XXXX, for example, PAP5.0012.
error_msg	String	Definition: Error message. For details, see Error Message. Range: N/A.
request_id	String	Definition: Unique identifier of an API request, which is used to locate API calling exceptions. Range: N/A

Example Requests

Creating a permanent access key for an IAM user

POST https://{endpoint}/v5/users/{user_id}/access-keys

Example Responses

Status code: 201

{
  "access_key" : {
    "user_id" : "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
    "access_key_id" : "access",
    "created_at" : "2023-09-13T06:51:20.550Z",
    "secret_access_key" : "secret",
    "status" : "active"
  }
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
201	Successful
400	Bad request
403	Forbidden
404	Not found

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Managing Credentials