Create private keys

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.turnkey.com/public/v1/submit/create_private_keys \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header "X-Stamp: <string> (see Authorizations)" \
  --data '{
    "type": "ACTIVITY_TYPE_CREATE_PRIVATE_KEYS_V2",
    "timestampMs": "<string> (e.g. 1746736509954)",
    "organizationId": "<string> (Your Organization ID)",
    "parameters": {
        "privateKeys": [
            {
                "privateKeyName": "<string>",
                "curve": "<CURVE_SECP256K1>",
                "privateKeyTags": [
                    "<string>"
                ],
                "addressFormats": [
                    "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

import { Turnkey } from "@turnkey/sdk-server";

const turnkeyClient = new Turnkey({
  apiBaseUrl: "https://api.turnkey.com",
  apiPublicKey: process.env.API_PUBLIC_KEY!,
  apiPrivateKey: process.env.API_PRIVATE_KEY!,
  defaultOrganizationId: process.env.ORGANIZATION_ID!,
});

const response = await turnkeyClient.apiClient().createPrivateKeys({
  privateKeys: [{ // A list of Private Keys.,
    privateKeyName: "<string> (Human-readable name for a Private Key.)",
    curve: "<CURVE_SECP256K1>" // curve field,
    privateKeyTags: ["<string>"] // A list of Private Key Tag IDs. This field, if not needed, should be an empty array in your request body.,
    addressFormats: "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>" // Cryptocurrency-specific formats for a derived address (e.g., Ethereum).,
  }]
});

{
  "activity": {
    "id": "<activity-id>",
    "status": "ACTIVITY_STATUS_COMPLETED",
    "type": "ACTIVITY_TYPE_CREATE_PRIVATE_KEYS_V2",
    "organizationId": "<organization-id>",
    "timestampMs": "<timestamp> (e.g. 1746736509954)",
    "result": {
      "activity": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "organizationId": "<string>",
        "status": "<string>",
        "type": "<string>",
        "intent": {
          "createPrivateKeysIntentV2": {
            "privateKeys": [
              {
                "privateKeyName": "<string>",
                "curve": "<CURVE_SECP256K1>",
                "privateKeyTags": [
                  "<string>"
                ],
                "addressFormats": [
                  "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>"
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "result": {
          "createPrivateKeysResultV2": {
            "privateKeys": [
              {
                "privateKeyId": "<string>",
                "addresses": [
                  {
                    "format": "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>",
                    "address": "<string>"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "votes": "<array>",
        "fingerprint": "<string>",
        "canApprove": "<boolean>",
        "canReject": "<boolean>",
        "createdAt": "<string>",
        "updatedAt": "<string>"
      }
    }
  }
}

POST

public

submit

create_private_keys

Authorizations

API Key
WebAuthn (Passkey)

string

required

Cryptographically signed (stamped) request to be passed in as a header. For more info, see here.

Body

enum<string>

required

Enum options: ACTIVITY_TYPE_CREATE_PRIVATE_KEYS_V2

string

required

Timestamp (in milliseconds) of the request, used to verify liveness of user requests.

string

required

Unique identifier for a given Organization.

object

required

The parameters object containing the specific intent data for this activity.

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array

required

A list of Private Keys.

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parameters.privateKeys.privateKeyName

string

required

Human-readable name for a Private Key.

parameters.privateKeys.curve

enum<string>

required

Enum options: CURVE_SECP256K1, CURVE_ED25519, CURVE_P256

array

required

A list of Private Key Tag IDs. This field, if not needed, should be an empty array in your request body.

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Array item type: string

item field

parameters.privateKeys.addressFormats

enum<string[]>

required

Enum options: ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_ETHEREUM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SOLANA, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COSMOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TRON, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SUI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_APTOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SEI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XLM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_MAINNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_TESTNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V3R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V4R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V5R1, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XRP

boolean

Enable to have your activity generate and return App Proofs, enabling verifiability.

Response

A successful response returns the following fields:

object

required

The activity object containing type, intent, and result

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activity.id

string

required

Unique identifier for a given Activity object.

activity.organizationId

string

required

Unique identifier for a given Organization.

activity.status

string

required

The activity status

activity.type

string

required

The activity type

activity.intent

object

required

The intent of the activity

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activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2

object

required

The createPrivateKeysIntentV2 object

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activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys

array

required

A list of Private Keys.

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activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.privateKeyName

string

required

Human-readable name for a Private Key.

activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.curve

enum

required

curve fieldEnum options: CURVE_SECP256K1, CURVE_ED25519, CURVE_P256

activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.privateKeyTags

array

required

A list of Private Key Tag IDs. This field, if not needed, should be an empty array in your request body.

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activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.privateKeyTags.item

string

required

item field

activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.addressFormats

array

required

Cryptocurrency-specific formats for a derived address (e.g., Ethereum).

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activity.intent.createPrivateKeysIntentV2.privateKeys.addressFormats.item

enum

required

item fieldEnum options: ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_ETHEREUM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SOLANA, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COSMOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TRON, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SUI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_APTOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SEI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XLM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_MAINNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_TESTNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V3R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V4R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V5R1, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XRP

activity.result

object

required

The result of the activity

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activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2

object

required

The createPrivateKeysResultV2 object

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activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2.privateKeys

array

required

A list of Private Key IDs and addresses.

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activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2.privateKeys.privateKeyId

string

privateKeyId field

activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2.privateKeys.addresses

array

addresses field

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activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2.privateKeys.addresses.format

enum

format fieldEnum options: ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COMPRESSED, ADDRESS_FORMAT_ETHEREUM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SOLANA, ADDRESS_FORMAT_COSMOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TRON, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SUI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_APTOS, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_MAINNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_TESTNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_SIGNET_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2PKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2SH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WPKH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2WSH, ADDRESS_FORMAT_BITCOIN_REGTEST_P2TR, ADDRESS_FORMAT_SEI, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XLM, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_MAINNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_DOGE_TESTNET, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V3R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V4R2, ADDRESS_FORMAT_TON_V5R1, ADDRESS_FORMAT_XRP

activity.result.createPrivateKeysResultV2.privateKeys.addresses.address

string

address field

activity.votes

array

required

A list of objects representing a particular User’s approval or rejection of a Consensus request, including all relevant metadata.

activity.fingerprint

string

required

An artifact verifying a User’s action.

activity.canApprove

boolean

required

Whether the activity can be approved.

activity.canReject

boolean

required

Whether the activity can be rejected.

activity.createdAt

string

required

The creation timestamp.

activity.updatedAt

string

required

The last update timestamp.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.turnkey.com/public/v1/submit/create_private_keys \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header "X-Stamp: <string> (see Authorizations)" \
  --data '{
    "type": "ACTIVITY_TYPE_CREATE_PRIVATE_KEYS_V2",
    "timestampMs": "<string> (e.g. 1746736509954)",
    "organizationId": "<string> (Your Organization ID)",
    "parameters": {
        "privateKeys": [
            {
                "privateKeyName": "<string>",
                "curve": "<CURVE_SECP256K1>",
                "privateKeyTags": [
                    "<string>"
                ],
                "addressFormats": [
                    "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

import { Turnkey } from "@turnkey/sdk-server";

const turnkeyClient = new Turnkey({
  apiBaseUrl: "https://api.turnkey.com",
  apiPublicKey: process.env.API_PUBLIC_KEY!,
  apiPrivateKey: process.env.API_PRIVATE_KEY!,
  defaultOrganizationId: process.env.ORGANIZATION_ID!,
});

const response = await turnkeyClient.apiClient().createPrivateKeys({
  privateKeys: [{ // A list of Private Keys.,
    privateKeyName: "<string> (Human-readable name for a Private Key.)",
    curve: "<CURVE_SECP256K1>" // curve field,
    privateKeyTags: ["<string>"] // A list of Private Key Tag IDs. This field, if not needed, should be an empty array in your request body.,
    addressFormats: "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>" // Cryptocurrency-specific formats for a derived address (e.g., Ethereum).,
  }]
});

{
  "activity": {
    "id": "<activity-id>",
    "status": "ACTIVITY_STATUS_COMPLETED",
    "type": "ACTIVITY_TYPE_CREATE_PRIVATE_KEYS_V2",
    "organizationId": "<organization-id>",
    "timestampMs": "<timestamp> (e.g. 1746736509954)",
    "result": {
      "activity": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "organizationId": "<string>",
        "status": "<string>",
        "type": "<string>",
        "intent": {
          "createPrivateKeysIntentV2": {
            "privateKeys": [
              {
                "privateKeyName": "<string>",
                "curve": "<CURVE_SECP256K1>",
                "privateKeyTags": [
                  "<string>"
                ],
                "addressFormats": [
                  "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>"
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "result": {
          "createPrivateKeysResultV2": {
            "privateKeys": [
              {
                "privateKeyId": "<string>",
                "addresses": [
                  {
                    "format": "<ADDRESS_FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED>",
                    "address": "<string>"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "votes": "<array>",
        "fingerprint": "<string>",
        "canApprove": "<boolean>",
        "canReject": "<boolean>",
        "createdAt": "<string>",
        "updatedAt": "<string>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Create private key tag Create read only session

⌘I

Activities

Queries

Create private keys

Authorizations

Body

Response