---
title: "Creates a new Access Token and associates it with the authenticated user."
method: POST
path: "/admin/user/self/access_tokens"
tags: ["User Management"]
---

# Creates a new Access Token and associates it with the authenticated user.

`POST /admin/user/self/access_tokens`

## Request body

- AccessTokenDescription
  - `description` string, required

## Response `200`

The new Access Token that was created.

- AccessToken
  - `access_token_key` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `user_key` string, required
  - `created_at` string, required — A timestamp that marks when a user was deleted. It is in the format yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.SZ. The timezone will always be UTC.
  - `checksum` string, required
  - `signed_token` string — This will be set only when an AccessToken is initially created

## Other responses

- `default` — Unexpected error

---

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