Update an SSH key

Updates an SSH Key. Only SSH key labels can be updated.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need permissions, based on the model you're using:

  • Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions. Learn more.

    • Permissions: update_profile_ssh_key
  • OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

    • Scopes: account:read_write

CLI

linode-cli sshkeys update 42 \ --label "my laptop"

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Path Params
string
enum
required

Enum Call either the v4 URL, or v4beta for operations still in Beta.

Allowed:
integer
required

The ID of the SSHKey.

Body Params
string
length between 0 and 64

A label for the SSH Key.

Responses

Response body
object
date-time

Read-only The date this key was added.

integer

Read-only The unique identifier of an SSH Key object.

string
length between 0 and 64

A label for the SSH Key.

string

The public SSH Key, which is used to authenticate to the root user of the Linodes you deploy.

Accepted formats:

  • ssh-dss
  • ssh-rsa
  • ecdsa-sha2-nistp
  • ssh-ed25519
  • sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 (Akamai-specific)

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