---
type: api
title: Generate a Logstash API key
description: Generate an API key for Logstash to use with a Fleet output.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: fleet-settings-all.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-fleet-logstash-api-keys
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-fleet-logstash-api-keys
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Generate a Logstash API key

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/fleet/logstash_api_keys`

## Description

Generate an API key for Logstash to use with a Fleet output.

## Required authorization

- Privileges: `fleet-settings-all`

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`

## Header parameters

- `kbn-xsrf` (string) — required
  A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

## Responses

#### `200`

Successful response

`application/json`

- `api_key` (string)
#### `400`

Bad Request

`application/json`

- `attributes` (object)
- `error` (string)
- `errorType` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (number)
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn:/api/fleet/logstash_api_keys
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/fleet/logstash_api_keys" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response examples

#### Post logstash api key

The generated Logstash API key

```json
{
  "api_key": "TiNAGG4BaaMdaH1tRfuU:KnR6yE41RrSowb0kQ0HWoA"
}
```

#### Generic error response

Example of a generic error response

```json
{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "An error message describing what went wrong",
  "statusCode": 400
}
```