Generate new API key

post/merchants/{merchantId}/apiCredentials/{apiCredentialId}/generateApiKey

Returns a new API key for the API credential. You can use the new API key a few minutes after generating it. The old API key stops working 24 hours after generating a new one.

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

  • Management API—API credentials read and write
Endpoint destination URL
https://management-test.adyen.com/v3/merchants/{merchantId}/apiCredentials/{apiCredentialId}/generateApiKey
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Path Parameters

apiCredentialIdstringRequired

Unique identifier of the API credential.

merchantIdstringRequired

The unique identifier of the merchant account.

Response parameters

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.

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  • 204 - No Content

    The request has been successfully processed, but there is no additional content.

  • 400 - Bad Request

    A problem reading or understanding the request.

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  • 401 - Unauthorized

    Authentication required.

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  • 403 - Forbidden

    Insufficient permissions to process the request.

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  • 422 - Unprocessable Entity

    A request validation error.

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  • 500 - Internal Server Error

    The server could not process the request.

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