# org.tangled.repo.reserveKey

> Published by [tangled.org](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli/org.tangled.repo.reserveKey)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli/org.tangled.repo.reserveKey/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli/org.tangled.repo.reserveKey/examples)

## Definitions

### `org.tangled.repo.reserveKey`

**Type**: `procedure`

Reserve a repo identity under a DID the caller brings. The knot seals and holds a signing key for the repo DID; the caller publishes the matching public key in that DID's document before calling org.tangled.repo.createRepo with the same DID.

#### Input

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `repo` | `string` (did) | Yes | The caller-minted DID to reserve |

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `key` | `string` | Yes | Multibase-encoded public signing key the knot holds for this repo identity |
| `repo` | `string` (did) | Yes |  |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "description": "Reserve a repo identity under a DID the caller brings. The knot seals and holds a signing key for the repo DID; the caller publishes the matching public key in that DID's document before calling org.tangled.repo.createRepo with the same DID.",
      "input": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "repo": {
              "description": "The caller-minted DID to reserve",
              "format": "did",
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "repo"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "output": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "key": {
              "description": "Multibase-encoded public signing key the knot holds for this repo identity",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "repo": {
              "format": "did",
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "repo",
            "key"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "type": "procedure"
    }
  },
  "id": "org.tangled.repo.reserveKey",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```