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Create an access token for a user

POST 
/v1/users/:username/tokens

Creates an access token for a service account or for your own user account. Requires an Admin token when creating service account tokens.

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  • Token creation scope: Through the API, you can create tokens for:
    • Your own user account
    • Service accounts within your organization
    • Admins cannot create tokens for other user accounts through the API
  • For service account token creation, use an Admin token for authentication. The token generated by this call is the service account's own token for its operations.
    • For guidance on service account token creation and best practices, see Create and configure service accounts.
    • If a service account is created through the admin API, connect to that service account with a read/write token before using read scaling tokens.
  • Each token is tied to a specific account. Use the exact username for the user account or service account in the path /v1/users/:username/tokens.
  • The response returns the token secret once. Store it before closing the response.
  • If the optional ttl parameter is not specified, the access token remains valid until revoked by an administrator.

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