---
title: "Create a new API token"
method: POST
path: "/tokens"
tags: ["API Tokens"]
---

# Create a new API token

`POST /tokens`

Create a new API token

## Request body

- APITokenCreate
  - `token_id` string, required — The unique ID of this API token
  - `name` string, required — The user friendly name of the API token
  - `claims` object — Key value pairs of auth claims the API token is entitled to

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- APITokenPrivate
  - `token_id` string, required — The unique ID of this API token
  - `name` string, required — The user friendly name of the API token
  - `claims` object — Key value pairs of auth claims the API token is entitled to
  - `token` string, required — The decoded API token

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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