doctl serverless key create
Generated on 1 Apr 2026
from doctl version
v1.154.0
Usage
doctl serverless key create [flags]Description
Creates a new access key for the specified namespace. The secret is displayed only once upon creation.
Examples: doctl serverless key create –name “my-laptop-key” –expiration 7d doctl serverless key create –name “ci-cd-key” –namespace fn-abc123 –expiration 24h doctl serverless key create –name “permanent-key” –expiration never
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--expiration, -e |
expiration period: |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--name, -n |
name for the access key (required) |
--namespace |
target namespace (uses connected namespace if not specified) |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl serverless key | Manage access keys for functions namespaces |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |