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Generate a client key

post/me/generateClientKey

Generates a new client key used to authenticate requests from your payment environment. You can use the new client key a few minutes after generating it. The old client key stops working 24 hours after generating a new one.

To make this request, your API credential must have the following role:

  • Management API—API credentials read and write
Endpoint destination URL
https://management-test.adyen.com/v3/me/generateClientKey
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After submitting a call, you receive a response message to inform you that your request was received and processed.

Depending on the HTTP status code of the response message, it is helpful to build some logic to handle any errors that a request or the system may return.

HTTP Responses

  • 200 - OK

    The request has succeeded.

  • 400 - Bad Request

    A problem reading or understanding the request.

  • 401 - Unauthorized

    Authentication required.

  • 403 - Forbidden

    Insufficient permissions to process the request.

  • 422 - Unprocessable Entity

    A request validation error.

  • 500 - Internal Server Error

    The server could not process the request.