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glab-ssh-key-add - Add an SSH key to your GitLab account.

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO 

NAME

glab-ssh-key-add - Add an SSH key to your GitLab account.

SYNOPSIS

glab ssh-key add [key-file] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Creates a new SSH key owned by the currently authenticated user.

Requires the ’--title’ flag.

OPTIONS

-e, --expires-at=""

The expiration date of the SSH key. Uses ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

-t, --title=""

New SSH key’s title.

-u, --usage-type="auth_and_signing"

Usage scope for the key. Possible values: ’auth’, ’signing’ or ’auth_and_signing’. Default value: ’auth_and_signing’.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-h, --help[=false]

Show help for this command.

-R, --repo=""

Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.

EXAMPLE

# Read ssh key from stdin and upload.
$ glab ssh-key add -t "my title"

# Read ssh key from specified key file, upload and set the ssh key type to "authentication".
$ glab ssh-key add ˜/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub -t "my title" --usage-type "auth"

SEE ALSO

glab-ssh-key(1)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se