---
openapi: post /v3/keys
---

<Note>
**Self-hosted only.** This endpoint is not available on Honcho Cloud
(`api.honcho.dev`) — requests to it return `405 Method Not Allowed`. Create and
manage keys for a cloud instance from the
[API Keys page](https://app.honcho.dev/api-keys) in the dashboard.

On a self-hosted instance it requires an admin key, and returns an error when
`AUTH_USE_AUTH` is disabled.
</Note>