Create API key | ListBee

Create a new permanent API key (lb_ prefix). Use this to provision separate keys for different agents or integrations. The returned key value is only shown once at creation time — store it securely.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

API key (lb_ prefix). Pass as: Authorization: Bearer lb_...

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

namestringRequired

Human-readable label for this API key.

Response

Successful Response

idstring

API key entity ID

namestring

Human-readable label

prefixstring

First 8 characters of the key value

keystring

Full API key value. Use as Bearer token for all authenticated requests.

created_atdatetime

When the key was created

object"api_key"

Object type identifier.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

422

Unprocessable Entity Error

1	import requests
2
3	url = "https://api.listbee.so/v1/api-keys"
4
5	payload = { "name": "n8n production" }
6	headers = {
7	"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
8	"Content-Type": "application/json"
9	}
10
11	response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
12
13	print(response.json())

1	{
2	"id": "ak_7kQ2xY9mN3pR5tW1vB8a",
3	"name": "n8n production",
4	"prefix": "lb_abc12",
5	"key": "lb_abc123def456ghi789",
6	"created_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
7	"object": "api_key"
8	}