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# Verify and save an SSH private key

> Verify and save an SSH private key through the Towbar REST API.

Required permissions: server.credentials. Personal keys are capped by their owner’s current team role.

See [request conventions](/docs/api/overview) and [automation workflows](/docs/api/workflows). MCP clients use the task-oriented [tool catalogue](/docs/api/mcp-tools).


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json POST /servers/{serverId}/credentials/actions/verify-private-key
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Towbar API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    Manage your Towbar control plane with a bearer API key. Keys inherit current
    workspace permissions.
servers:
  - url: https://api.example.com/v1/api
security: []
paths:
  /servers/{serverId}/credentials/actions/verify-private-key:
    post:
      tags:
        - Servers / Credentials & trust
      summary: Verify and save an SSH private key
      description: >-
        Required permissions: server.credentials. Personal keys are capped by
        the current member role; team keys use explicit grants.
      operationId: post_servers_by_id_credentials_actions_verify_private_key
      parameters:
        - name: serverId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
            type: string
            format: uuid
            pattern: >-
              ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
              type: object
              properties:
                expectedRevision:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                      format: uuid
                      pattern: >-
                        ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                    - type: 'null'
                privateKeyId:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  pattern: >-
                    ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
              required:
                - expectedRevision
                - privateKeyId
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '202':
          description: >-
            JSON object containing the credential verification. Accepted work
            continues asynchronously; poll its ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response_124'
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      localization:
                        $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          dateFormat:
                            type: string
                            enum:
                              - day-short-month-year
                              - short-month-day-year
                              - year-month-day
                              - day-month-year
                              - month-day-year
                          timeFormat:
                            type: string
                            enum:
                              - 24-hour
                              - 12-hour
                              - 24-hour-seconds
                              - 12-hour-seconds
                          timeZone:
                            type: string
                          timestamps:
                            type: object
                            propertyNames:
                              type: string
                            additionalProperties:
                              type: object
                              properties:
                                date:
                                  type: string
                                time:
                                  type:
                                    - string
                                    - 'null'
                                dateTime:
                                  type:
                                    - string
                                    - 'null'
                                timeZone:
                                  type: string
                                zoneLabel:
                                  type: string
                                epochMilliseconds:
                                  type: number
                                inputDateTime:
                                  type:
                                    - string
                                    - 'null'
                              required:
                                - date
                                - time
                                - dateTime
                                - timeZone
                                - zoneLabel
                                - epochMilliseconds
                                - inputDateTime
                              additionalProperties: false
                        required:
                          - dateFormat
                          - timeFormat
                          - timeZone
                          - timestamps
                        additionalProperties: false
                    required:
                      - localization
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '413':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Response_124:
      type: object
      properties:
        verification:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response_125'
      required:
        - verification
    Response_125:
      type: object
      properties:
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        errorCode:
          anyOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
        errorMessage:
          anyOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
        finishedAt:
          anyOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
              format: date-time
        id:
          type: string
        result:
          anyOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Record_126'
        startedAt:
          anyOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: string
              format: date-time
        status:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              const: running
            - type: string
              const: queued
            - type: string
              const: succeeded
            - type: string
              const: failed
      required:
        - createdAt
        - errorCode
        - errorMessage
        - finishedAt
        - id
        - result
        - startedAt
        - status
    Record_126:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: {}
  responses:
    ApiError:
      description: Request failed. The error object contains code, message, and requestId.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                required:
                  - code
                  - message
                  - requestId
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
    RateLimited:
      description: Request failed. The error object contains code, message, and requestId.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                required:
                  - code
                  - message
                  - requestId
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  requestId:
                    type: string
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds before retrying
          schema:
            type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Towbar API key

````