---
title: "Create a Session Token"
method: POST
path: "/auth/session-token"
tags: ["User Authentication Endpoints"]
---

# Create a Session Token

`POST /auth/session-token`

Create a short-lived session token for a user. The session token is used to authenticate a user on Placemaker Tools UI on behalf of a third-party app. Session tokens expire after 10 minutes.

## Headers

- `X-Users-Api-Version` '2025-06-17', required

## Response `200`

success

- object
  - `session_token` string

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/foursquare/apis/users-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/foursquare/apis/users-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/foursquare/users-api/versions/92c58ed5858f/schema)