# DownloadDefaultKeyPair
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Downloads the regional Amazon Lightsail default key pair.

This action also creates a Lightsail default key pair if a default key pair does not currently exist in the AWS Region.

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "createdAt": number,
   "privateKeyBase64": "string",
   "publicKeyBase64": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [createdAt](#API_DownloadDefaultKeyPair_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-DownloadDefaultKeyPair-response-createdAt"></a>
The timestamp when the default key pair was created.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [privateKeyBase64](#API_DownloadDefaultKeyPair_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-DownloadDefaultKeyPair-response-privateKeyBase64"></a>
A base64-encoded RSA private key.  
Type: String

 ** [publicKeyBase64](#API_DownloadDefaultKeyPair_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-DownloadDefaultKeyPair-response-publicKeyBase64"></a>
A base64-encoded public key of the `ssh-rsa` type.  
Type: String

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** AccountSetupInProgressException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidInputException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.  
Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (`us-east-1`) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to `us-east-1` to create, view, or edit these resources.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** NotFoundException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** OperationFailureException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** RegionSetupInProgressException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation is performed on resources in an opt-in Region that is currently being set up.    
 ** docs **   
 [Regions and Availability Zones for Lightsail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/understanding-regions-and-availability-zones-in-amazon-lightsail.html)   
 ** tip **   
Opt-in Regions typically take a few minutes to finish setting up before you can work with them. Wait a few minutes and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceException **   
A general service exception.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** UnauthenticatedException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/DownloadDefaultKeyPair)