diff --git a/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py b/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py
index d9960b3..74d1f20 100644
--- a/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py
+++ b/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #            return None
 
 class SSHKeysSerializer(PlusModelSerializer):
-    id = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source="instance_name")
+    id = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source="instance_id")
     public_keys = serializers.ListField(read_only=True, source="get_public_keys")
     node_name = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source="node.name")
 
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@
     method_name = "sshkeys"
     method_kind = "viewset"
     serializer_class = SSHKeysSerializer
+    read_only = True
 
-    lookup_field = "instance_name"
+    lookup_field = "instance_id"
     lookup_url_kwarg = "pk"
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        queryset = queryset=SSHKeys.objects.exclude(Q(instance_name__isnull=True) | Q(instance_name__exact=''))
+        queryset = queryset=SSHKeys.objects.exclude(Q(instance_id__isnull=True) | Q(instance_id__exact=''))
 
         node_name = self.request.query_params.get('node_name', None)
         if node_name is not None:
diff --git a/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py b/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
index 23a2645..8c737cb 100644
--- a/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
+++ b/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 
 class XOSViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     api_path=""
+    read_only=False
 
     @classmethod
     def get_api_method_path(self):
@@ -101,8 +102,12 @@
 
         patterns = []
 
-        patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '$', self.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
-        patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve', 'put': 'update', 'post': 'update', 'delete': 'destroy', 'patch': 'partial_update'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
+        if self.read_only:
+            patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '$', self.as_view({'get': 'list'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
+            patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
+        else:
+            patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '$', self.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
+            patterns.append(url(self.get_api_method_path() + '(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve', 'put': 'update', 'post': 'update', 'delete': 'destroy', 'patch': 'partial_update'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
 
         return patterns