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# Create

<Note>
  Check out the configuration docs for [LiteLLM Connections](/integrations/app-connections/litellm) to learn how to obtain the required credentials.
</Note>

Creates a LiteLLM app connection using a management-capable API key. The connection can then be used for [LiteLLM API Key secret rotations](/documentation/platform/secret-rotation/litellm-api-key).

## Request body

| Field                     | Type          | Required | Description                                                                             |
| ------------------------- | ------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`                    | string        | Yes      | A unique name for the connection.                                                       |
| `method`                  | string        | Yes      | Must be `"api-key"`.                                                                    |
| `projectId`               | string (UUID) | Yes      | The project ID to attach the connection to.                                             |
| `credentials.apiKey`      | string        | Yes      | A management-capable LiteLLM API key (the proxy master key or an admin/management key). |
| `credentials.instanceUrl` | string        | Yes      | The base URL of your LiteLLM instance (e.g. `https://litellm.example.com`).             |

## Sample request

```bash theme={"dark"}
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/litellm \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  --data '{
    "name": "my-litellm-connection",
    "method": "api-key",
    "projectId": "<project-id>",
    "credentials": {
      "apiKey": "<YOUR-LITELLM-MANAGEMENT-API-KEY>",
      "instanceUrl": "https://litellm.example.com"
    }
  }'
```

## Sample response

```json theme={"dark"}
{
  "appConnection": {
    "id": "<connection-id>",
    "name": "my-litellm-connection",
    "projectId": "<project-id>",
    "description": null,
    "version": 1,
    "orgId": "<org-id>",
    "createdAt": "<ISO8601>",
    "updatedAt": "<ISO8601>",
    "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
    "credentialsHash": "...",
    "app": "litellm",
    "method": "api-key",
    "credentials": {
      "instanceUrl": "https://litellm.example.com"
    }
  }
}
```