KeyGet

Returns the API key information for a specified user.

:::caution Established API The SOAP API is in maintenance mode. For new integrations use the REST equivalent. :::

Method Signature

KeyIDInfo KeyGet(string SessionID, int UserID)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
SessionID	string	Yes	Active session token from Login()
UserID	int	Yes	ID of the user whose API key to retrieve

Response Object — KeyIDInfo

Field	Type	Description
KeyID	int	Unique identifier for this API key record
UserID	int	ID of the user that owns this key
Key	string	The API key string value
Visibility	KeyVisibility	Scope of visibility for this key
Created	datetime	Date and time the key was created

<!-- Example response XML -->
<KeyIDInfo>
  <KeyID>1042</KeyID>
  <UserID>5001</UserID>
  <Key>abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pq</Key>
  <Visibility>Private</Visibility>
  <Created>2025-01-15T08:30:00</Created>
</KeyIDInfo>

ENUMs

KeyVisibility

Value	Description
Private	Key is accessible only to the owning user
Shared	Key is shared within the mailbox or network
Public	Key is publicly visible
Session	Key is valid only for the current session

Code Examples

C#

// .NET 10 — dotnet-svcutil generated proxy
// Retrieve the API key record for a specific user
var keyInfo = await client.KeyGetAsync(sessionID, userId);

Console.WriteLine($"Key ID:      {keyInfo.KeyID}");
Console.WriteLine($"Key:         {keyInfo.Key}");
Console.WriteLine($"Visibility:  {keyInfo.Visibility}");
Console.WriteLine($"Created:     {keyInfo.Created:yyyy-MM-dd}");

Java

// JAX-WS generated client
// wsimport -s src https://os.ecgrid.io/v4.1/prod/ECGridOS.asmx?WSDL

ECGridOS service = new ECGridOS();
ECGridOSPortType port = service.getECGridOSPort();

var result = port.KeyGet(sessionID /*, additional params */);
System.out.println(result);

Node.js

// npm install soap
import soap from 'soap';

const WSDL = 'https://os.ecgrid.io/v4.1/prod/ECGridOS.asmx?WSDL';
const client = await soap.createClientAsync(WSDL);

const [result] = await client.KeyGetAsync({
  SessionID: sessionId,
  // additional params
});
console.log(result);

Python

# pip install zeep
from zeep import Client

WSDL = 'https://os.ecgrid.io/v4.1/prod/ECGridOS.asmx?WSDL'
client = Client(WSDL)

result = client.service.KeyGet(
    SessionID=session_id,
    # additional params
)
print(result)

REST Equivalent

See Get Key — POST /v2/keys/get-key.