---
title: "Generate Access Token"
method: POST
path: "/v1/token"
tags: ["Portfolio Connect"]
---

# Generate Access Token

`POST /v1/token`

Generate a short-lived access token from your API key.

**Use this endpoint from your backend** to create tokens that can be safely passed to frontend/SDK.

**Legacy path:** `/v1/access-token` (still supported)

Access tokens:
- Are prefixed with `at_` for easy identification
- Valid for up to 60 minutes
- Can be used in place of API keys on all v4 endpoints
- Cannot be used to generate other access tokens

## Request body

- object
  - `expiry_minutes` integer — Token validity in minutes (max 60)

## Response `200`

Access token generated successfully

- object
  - `access_token` string — The at_ prefixed access token
  - `expires_in` integer — Token validity in seconds
  - `token_type` string — Always "api_key" - token is a drop-in replacement for x-api-key header

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request (e.g., trying to create token from access token)
- `401` — Unauthorized. This can happen if the `x-api-key` header is missing.

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