diff --git a/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py b/xos/api/utility/sshkeys.py
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+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework import generics
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from core.models import *
+from django.forms import widgets
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from xos.exceptions import XOSNotFound
+from api.xosapi_helpers import PlusModelSerializer, XOSViewSet, ReadOnlyField
+from django.db.models import Q
+
+class SSHKeys(Instance):
+    class Meta:
+        proxy = True
+        app_label = "core"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SSHKeys, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+#    @property
+#    def node_name(self):
+#        if self.node:
+#            return self.node.name
+#        else:
+#            return None
+
+class SSHKeysSerializer(PlusModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source="instance_name")
+    public_keys = serializers.ListField(read_only=True, source="get_public_keys")
+    node_name = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source="node.name")
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = SSHKeys
+        fields = ('id', 'public_keys', 'node_name')
+
+class SSHKeysViewSet(XOSViewSet):
+    base_name = "sshkeys"
+    method_name = "sshkeys"
+    method_kind = "viewset"
+    serializer_class = SSHKeysSerializer
+
+    lookup_field = "instance_name"
+    lookup_url_kwarg = "pk"
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        queryset = queryset=SSHKeys.objects.exclude(Q(instance_name__isnull=True) | Q(instance_name__exact=''))
+
+        node_name = self.request.query_params.get('node_name', None)
+        if node_name is not None:
+            queryset = queryset.filter(node__name = node_name)
+
+        return queryset
+
+