grafana/docs/sources/developers/http_api/auth.md

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Authentication API

The Authentication HTTP API is used to manage API keys.

{{% admonition type="note" %}} If you use Grafana v9.1 or newer, use service accounts instead of API keys. For more information, refer to Grafana service account API reference. {{% /admonition %}}

If you are running Grafana Enterprise, for some endpoints you would need to have relevant permissions. Refer to Role-based access control permissions for more information.

List API keys

GET /api/auth/keys

Required permissions

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#authentication-api" >}}) for an explanation.

Action	Scope
apikeys:read	apikeys:*

Example Request:

GET /api/auth/keys HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Query Parameters:

• includeExpired: boolean. enable listing of expired keys. Optional.

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

[
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "API",
    "role": "Admin"
  },
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "TestAdmin",
    "role": "Admin",
    "expiration": "2019-06-26T10:52:03+03:00"
  }
]

Create API Key

POST /api/auth/keys

Required permissions

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#authentication-api" >}}) for an explanation.

Action	Scope
apikeys:create	n/a

Example Request:

POST /api/auth/keys HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

{
  "name": "mykey",
  "role": "Admin",
  "secondsToLive": 86400
}

JSON Body schema:

• name – The key name
• role – Sets the access level/Grafana Role for the key. Can be one of the following values: None, Viewer, Editor or Admin.
• secondsToLive – Sets the key expiration in seconds. It is optional. If it is a positive number an expiration date for the key is set. If it is null, zero or is omitted completely (unless api_key_max_seconds_to_live configuration option is set) the key will never expire.

Error statuses:

• 400 – api_key_max_seconds_to_live is set but no secondsToLive is specified or secondsToLive is greater than this value.
• 500 – The key was unable to be stored in the database.

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"name":"mykey","key":"eyJrIjoiWHZiSWd3NzdCYUZnNUtibE9obUpESmE3bzJYNDRIc0UiLCJuIjoibXlrZXkiLCJpZCI6MX1=","id":1}

Delete API Key

DELETE /api/auth/keys/:id

Required permissions

See note in the [introduction]({{< ref "#authentication-api" >}}) for an explanation.

Action	Scope
apikeys:delete	apikeys:*

Example Request:

DELETE /api/auth/keys/3 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Example Response:

HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json

{"message":"API key deleted"}