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PUT
/
virtual-keys
/
{slug}
from portkey_ai import Portkey

# Initialize the Portkey client
portkey = Portkey(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
)

# Update a specific virtual key
updated_virtual_key = portkey.virtual_keys.update(
    slug='VIRTUAL_KEY_SLUG',
    name="openaiVKey",
    note="hello",
    rate_limits=[{"type": "requests", "unit": "rpm", "value": 696}]
)

print(updated_virtual_key)
{}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.portkey.ai/docs/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Deprecated. Use the Providers API instead. Existing virtual keys continue to work — no code changes needed.

Authorizations

​
x-portkey-api-key
string
header
required

Path Parameters

​
slug
string
required

Body

application/json
​
name
string
​
key
string
​
note
string | null
​
deploymentConfig
object[]
​
usage_limits
object
Example:
{
  "credit_limit": 10,
  "periodic_reset": "monthly",
  "alert_threshold": 8
}
​
secret_mappings
object[]

Dynamically resolve secrets from secret references at runtime. Valid target_field values are "key" or "model_config." (e.g. "model_config.awsSecretAccessKey"). Each target_field must be unique.

Response

Successful response

The response is of type object.

Last modified on May 4, 2026