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# 4. POST /api/api-clients → create read-only key (for error tests)

POST https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.cleak.io/cleak-whats-app-api/phase-1-admin-setup-jwt-required/4-post-api-api-clients-create-read-only-key-for-error-tests

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `scopes` (list of string, required)
- `clientName` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "scopes": [
    "campaigns:read",
    "templates:read",
    "phone-numbers:read"
  ],
  "clientName": "Read Only Test Client"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2"

payload = {
    "scopes": ["campaigns:read", "templates:read", "phone-numbers:read"],
    "clientName": "Read Only Test Client"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"scopes":["campaigns:read","templates:read","phone-numbers:read"],"clientName":"Read Only Test Client"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"scopes\": [\n    \"campaigns:read\",\n    \"templates:read\",\n    \"phone-numbers:read\"\n  ],\n  \"clientName\": \"Read Only Test Client\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"scopes\": [\n    \"campaigns:read\",\n    \"templates:read\",\n    \"phone-numbers:read\"\n  ],\n  \"clientName\": \"Read Only Test Client\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"scopes\": [\n    \"campaigns:read\",\n    \"templates:read\",\n    \"phone-numbers:read\"\n  ],\n  \"clientName\": \"Read Only Test Client\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2', [
  'body' => '{
  "scopes": [
    "campaigns:read",
    "templates:read",
    "phone-numbers:read"
  ],
  "clientName": "Read Only Test Client"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"scopes\": [\n    \"campaigns:read\",\n    \"templates:read\",\n    \"phone-numbers:read\"\n  ],\n  \"clientName\": \"Read Only Test Client\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "scopes": ["campaigns:read", "templates:read", "phone-numbers:read"],
  "clientName": "Read Only Test Client"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.cleak.io/api/api-clients#postApiApi-clients2")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```