Create a GPG key

Adds a GPG key to the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth, or OAuth with at least write:gpg_key scope.

POST /user/gpg_keys

Input

Name Type Description
armored_public_key string Your GPG key, generated in ASCII-armored format. See "Generating a new GPG key" for help creating a GPG key.

Example

{
  "armored_public_key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n...\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----"
}

Response

Status: 201 Created
Location: 
{
  "id": 3,
  "primary_key_id": null,
  "key_id": "3262EFF25BA0D270",
  "public_key": "xsBNBFayYZ...",
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "mastahyeti@users.noreply.github.com",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "subkeys": [
    {
      "id": 4,
      "primary_key_id": 3,
      "key_id": "4A595D4C72EE49C7",
      "public_key": "zsBNBFayYZ...",
      "emails": [
      ],
      "subkeys": [
      ],
      "can_sign": false,
      "can_encrypt_comms": true,
      "can_encrypt_storage": true,
      "can_certify": false,
      "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
      "expires_at": null
    }
  ],
  "can_sign": true,
  "can_encrypt_comms": false,
  "can_encrypt_storage": false,
  "can_certify": true,
  "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
  "expires_at": null
}