---
title: "Generate a new API Token"
method: POST
path: "/Accounts/{AccountSid}/tokens"
tags: ["Tokens"]
---

# Generate a new API Token

`POST /Accounts/{AccountSid}/tokens`

Generate an API Token for a project to be used to authenticate requests within the project.

#### Permissions

The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s) enabled to make a successful request: _Management_.

[Learn more about API scopes](/docs/platform/your-signalwire-api-space).

## Path parameters

- `AccountSid` string, uuid, required — Universal Unique Identifier.

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- TokenResponse — Response containing a single token.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Universal Unique Identifier.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the created API Token.
  - `permissions` string[], required — The permissions enabled for this token.
  - `token` string, required — The API token that can be used along with the project ID for basic authentication.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was invalid or cannot be processed. Check the error details for more information.
- `401` — Authentication failed. Please verify your credentials and try again.
- `422` — The token request could not be processed due to validation errors. Check the error details for the specific issue.

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