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How to Update Vultr SSH Keys

Updated on April 21, 2025

Updating a Secure Shell (SSH) key means replacing the public key from your Vultr account. Before updating the key, ensure you have a fresh SSH key pair. Then, keep the private key on your local device and copy the public key to your clipboard.

Follow this guide to update SSH keys using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI

  1. Navigate to Account and select SSH Keys under OTHER.

  2. Select the SSH key from the list and click the Edit SSH Key icon.

    Add SSH Key

  3. Enter the SSH Key details and click Update SSH Key.

    SSH Key Details

  1. Send a GET request to the List SSH Keys endpoint to view all SSH keys and note the target SSH key's ID.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/ssh-keys" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  2. Send a PATCH request to the Update SSH Key endpoint to update the target SSH key.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/ssh-keys/{ssh-key-id}" \
    -X PATCH \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{
        "name" : "{updated_ssh_key_name}",
        "ssh_key" : "{updated_ssh_public_key_value} {email_address}"
    }'

    Visit the Update SSH Key endpoint to view additional attributes to add to your request.

  1. List all SSH keys and note the target SSH key's ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli ssh-keys list

  2. Update the target SSH Key by specifying the ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli ssh-keys update <ssh-key-id> \
--name="<updated_ssh_key_name>" \
--key="<updated_ssh_public_key_value> <email_address>"

    Run vultr-cli ssh-keys update --help to view additional available options.

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