GetApiKey
Gets information about the current ApiKey resource.
Request Syntax
GET /apikeys/api_Key?includeValue=includeValue HTTP/1.1
URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- api_Key
- 
               The identifier of the ApiKey resource. Required: Yes 
- includeValue
- 
               A boolean flag to specify whether ( true) or not (false) the result contains the key value.
Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
   "createdDate": number,
   "customerId": "string",
   "description": "string",
   "enabled": boolean,
   "id": "string",
   "lastUpdatedDate": number,
   "name": "string",
   "stageKeys": [ "string" ],
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   },
   "value": "string"
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- createdDate
- 
               The timestamp when the API Key was created. Type: Timestamp 
- customerId
- 
               An AWS Marketplace customer identifier, when integrating with the AWS SaaS Marketplace. Type: String 
- description
- 
               The description of the API Key. Type: String 
- enabled
- 
               Specifies whether the API Key can be used by callers. Type: Boolean 
- id
- 
               The identifier of the API Key. Type: String 
- lastUpdatedDate
- 
               The timestamp when the API Key was last updated. Type: Timestamp 
- name
- 
               The name of the API Key. Type: String 
- stageKeys
- 
               A list of Stage resources that are associated with the ApiKey resource. Type: Array of strings 
- 
               The collection of tags. Each tag element is associated with a given resource. Type: String to string map 
- value
- 
               The value of the API Key. Type: String 
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- BadRequestException
- 
               The submitted request is not valid, for example, the input is incomplete or incorrect. See the accompanying error message for details. HTTP Status Code: 400 
- NotFoundException
- 
               The requested resource is not found. Make sure that the request URI is correct. HTTP Status Code: 404 
- TooManyRequestsException
- 
               The request has reached its throttling limit. Retry after the specified time period. HTTP Status Code: 429 
- UnauthorizedException
- 
               The request is denied because the caller has insufficient permissions. HTTP Status Code: 401 
Examples
Retrieve an API Key
The following example request retrieves an API key.
                    The successful response returns 
                    200 OK status code and a payload similar to the following:
                
Sample Request
GET /apikeys/hzYAVO9Sg98nsNh65VfX81M84O2kyXVy6K1xwHD76 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: apigateway.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
X-Amz-Date: 20170223T221142Z
Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential={access_key_ID}/20170223/us-east-1/apigateway/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=content-type;host;x-amz-date, Signature={sig4_hash}
Sample Response
{
  "_links": {
    "curies": {
      "href": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/restapi-apikey-{rel}.html",
      "name": "apikey",
      "templated": true
    },
    "self": {
      "href": "/apikeys/hzYAVO9Sg98nsNh65VfX81M84O2kyXVy6K1xwHD76"
    },
    "apikey:delete": {
      "href": "/apikeys/hzYAVO9Sg98nsNh65VfX81M84O2kyXVy6K1xwHD76"
    },
    "apikey:update": {
      "href": "/apikeys/hzYAVO9Sg98nsNh65VfX81M84O2kyXVy6K1xwHD76"
    }
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-11-06T23:51:03Z",
  "enabled": true,
  "id": "hzYAVO9Sg98nsNh65VfX81M84O2kyXVy6K1xwHD76",
  "lastUpdatedDate": "2016-06-06T23:44:43Z",
  "name": "my_test_gateway_service",
  "stageKeys": [
    "h4ah70cvmb/beta",
    "fugvjdxtri/stage2"
  ]
}See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: