# API call for Private Key?

**URL:** <https://community.passbolt.com/t/api-call-for-private-key/3445>\
**Category:** API & Customization issues\
**Created:** [January 18, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/api-call-for-private-key/3445 "2021-01-18T22:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![rxthexletter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@rxthexletter](https://community.passbolt.com/u/rxthexletter)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/api-call-for-private-key/3445/1 "2021-01-18T22:12:50Z")

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Wanted to know if there was a way I can run some form of API call, or similar event, to automatically pull and save the private key to a specified location for the user.

We utilize EFS storage locations and want to try and eliminate the user error variable of not backing it up properly.

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**Author:** ![garrett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/garrett/32/545_2.png) [@garrett](https://community.passbolt.com/u/garrett)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/api-call-for-private-key/3445/2 "2021-01-18T22:21:29Z")

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@rxthexletter No, there is not an API call because the user private keys are not on the server and the recommended registration process for security purposes is to have each user perform their own registration. However, there is a discussion [here](https://community.passbolt.com/t/as-an-admin-retain-an-escrow-copy-of-users-private-keys/655/7) regarding an example “key escrow” solution put in place by another organization.