diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/keypairs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3225b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/keypairs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+get_keypair = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypair': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
+                    # NOTE: Now the type of 'user_id' is integer, but here
+                    # allows 'string' also because we will be able to change
+                    # it to 'uuid' in the future.
+                    'user_id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+                    'deleted': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                    'created_at': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+                    'deleted_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+                    'id': {'type': 'integer'}
+
+                },
+                # When we run the get keypair API, response body includes
+                # all the above mentioned attributes.
+                # But in Nova API sample file, response body includes only
+                # 'public_key', 'name' & 'fingerprint'. So only 'public_key',
+                # 'name' & 'fingerprint' are defined as 'required'.
+                'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypair']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/keypairs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0197c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/keypairs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+get_keypair = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypair': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'}
+                },
+                'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypair']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
index 28f3c31..889e2ed 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import json
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import keypairs as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     def get_keypair(self, key_name):
         resp, body = self.get("os-keypairs/%s" % str(key_name))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_keypair, resp, body)
         return resp, body['keypair']
 
     def create_keypair(self, name, pub_key=None):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
index 9ca4885..f412e30 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import json
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v3 import keypairs as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     def get_keypair(self, key_name):
         resp, body = self.get("keypairs/%s" % str(key_name))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_keypair, resp, body)
         return resp, body['keypair']
 
     def create_keypair(self, name, pub_key=None):