---
title: "Create a new personal access token"
method: POST
path: "/api/accounts/v1/tokens"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Create a new personal access token

`POST /api/accounts/v1/tokens`

## Request body

- object
  - `label` string
  - `scopes` string[] — Scope ids to grant. Must be a subset of the registry at /scopes.
  - `durationDays` integer, nullable — PAT lifetime in days, between 1 and 365. Pass `null` to create a token with no expiration (discouraged - surface a UI warning).

## Response `201`

Personal access token created

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `403` — Requested scopes are not grantable to this account
- `500` — Internal server error

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