---
title: "Create drive access token"
method: POST
path: "/drives/{driveName}/access-token"
tags: ["drives"]
---

# Create drive access token

`POST /drives/{driveName}/access-token`

Issues a short-lived JWT access token scoped to a specific drive. The token can be used as Bearer authentication for direct S3 operations against the drive's bucket.

## Path parameters

- `driveName` string, required

## Response `200`

successful operation

- object
  - `access_token` string
  - `expires_in` number
  - `token_type` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Drives feature not enabled
- `404` — Drive not found

---

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