---
title: "Create a session token from a JWT template"
method: POST
path: "/sessions/{session_id}/tokens/{template_name}"
tags: ["Sessions"]
---

# Create a session token from a JWT template

`POST /sessions/{session_id}/tokens/{template_name}`

Creates a JSON Web Token (JWT) based on a session and a JWT Template name defined for your instance

## Path parameters

- `session_id` string, required
- `template_name` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `expires_in_seconds` integer, nullable — Use this parameter to override the JWT lifetime.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `object` 'token'
  - `jwt` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication invalid
- `404` — Resource not found

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