---
title: "Mint a short-lived (max 72h) hub-signed break-glass token so license-guard can boot in soft mode while phone-home is failing (ECO-114)."
method: POST
path: "/v1/projects/{projectId}/break-glass"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Mint a short-lived (max 72h) hub-signed break-glass token so license-guard can boot in soft mode while phone-home is failing (ECO-114).

`POST /v1/projects/{projectId}/break-glass`

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, required

## Request body

- BreakGlassIssueRequestDto
  - `env` 'production' | 'staging' | 'uat' | 'dev', required
  - `reason` string, required
  - `durationHours` integer, required

## Response `200`

- BreakGlassIssueResponseDto
  - `token` string, required — Compact JWS (RS256). Treat as bearer credential; do not log.
  - `jti` string, uuid, required
  - `expiresAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation failed
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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