Rotate an API key

Gives the API key a new secret and answers the new key once. The old key stops working within about two minutes.

Scope: account:api-keys:write
Credentials: an API key, a client-credentials token or a person's access token
Effect: writes; not idempotent: check the outcome before you retry
Limits: request body up to 32 KB, response up to 256 KB
CLI: arbol account api-keys rotate · MCP tool: account_api_keys_rotate

POST

https://api.getarbol.com/v1/account/api-keys/{apiKeyId}/rotate

Authorization

Authorization
string
required
Bearer <token>, where the token is an API key, a client-credentials token or a person's access token with the scope account:api-keys:write. Get an API key.

Path parameters

apiKeyId
string
required
The API key's id, as apiKeys.list answers it.

maxLength: 256 · minLength: 1

Request body JSON required

Returns

200

Successful operation.

JSON

success
true
required
data
object
required
- apiKey
  object
  required
  id
  string
  required
  The machine application's client id.
  
  maxLength: 256 · minLength: 1
  name
  string
  required
  maxLength: 256
  scopes
  array of
  string
  required
  maxLength: 280
  createdAt
  string | null
  required
  format: date-time
  expiresAt
  string | null
  required
  The UTC instant at which the key stops working. Null for a legacy key without a deadline.
  
  format: date-time
  createdBy
  string | null
  required
  maxLength: 256
  restrictions
  object | null
  required
  What the key may use per integration beyond its scopes; null: its scopes alone.
- key
  string
  required
  The API key itself. It is shown only now; store it in a secret manager.
}
error
unknown
required
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

400

INVALID_INPUT: The request does not match the published schema.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The request does not match the published schema.
- code
  INVALID_INPUT
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  issues
  optional
  array of
  object
  path
  string
  required
  RFC 6901 JSON Pointer to the refused field; empty for the whole input.
  
  maxLength: 256
  message
  string
  required
  maxLength: 256
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

401

UNAUTHORIZED: A valid access token is required.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
A valid access token is required.
- code
  UNAUTHORIZED
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

403

FORBIDDEN: The token does not authorize this operation.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The token does not authorize this operation.
- code
  FORBIDDEN
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

404

API_KEY_NOT_FOUND: This API key does not exist.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
This API key does not exist.
- code
  API_KEY_NOT_FOUND
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

409

IDENTITY_REJECTED: The identity service refused the change.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The identity service refused the change.
- code
  IDENTITY_REJECTED
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

413

REQUEST_TOO_LARGE: The request exceeds the allowed size.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The request exceeds the allowed size.
- code
  REQUEST_TOO_LARGE
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

415

UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE: The request content type is not supported.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The request content type is not supported.
- code
  UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

429

RATE_LIMITED: The request rate limit was exceeded. Try again later.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The request rate limit was exceeded. Try again later.
- code
  RATE_LIMITED
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  true
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

500

INTERNAL_ERROR: The service could not complete the operation.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The service could not complete the operation.
- code
  INTERNAL_ERROR
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

502

OUTCOME_UNKNOWN: The operation may have been applied; check its result before repeating it.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The operation may have been applied; check its result before repeating it.
- code
  OUTCOME_UNKNOWN
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  false
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

503

UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE: The upstream service could not complete the request.
ACCOUNT_NOT_CONFIGURED: Account administration is not configured yet.
IDENTITY_UNAVAILABLE: The identity service did not answer.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
required
One of the following:
UpstreamUnavailableFailure
UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE
code
UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE
required
The failure code, stable across releases.

message
string
required
What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.

retryable
true
required
Whether repeating the same request may succeed.

data
object
required
No fields.

AccountAccountNotConfiguredFailure
ACCOUNT_NOT_CONFIGURED
code
ACCOUNT_NOT_CONFIGURED
required
The failure code, stable across releases.

message
string
required
What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.

retryable
false
required
Whether repeating the same request may succeed.

data
object
required
No fields.

AccountIdentityUnavailableFailure
IDENTITY_UNAVAILABLE
code
IDENTITY_UNAVAILABLE
required
The failure code, stable across releases.

message
string
required
What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.

retryable
true
required
Whether repeating the same request may succeed.

data
object
required
No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}

504

UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT: The upstream service did not respond before its deadline.

JSON

success
false
required
data
unknown
required
error
object
required
The upstream service did not respond before its deadline.
- code
  UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT
  required
  The failure code, stable across releases.
- message
  string
  required
  What went wrong, for people; it never contains input values.
- retryable
  true
  required
  Whether repeating the same request may succeed.
- data
  object
  required
  No fields.
}
metadata
object
required
What every answer carries besides its data or error.
- requestId
  string
  required
  Request correlation identifier, also sent as X-Request-Id.
}