--- title: 'Accessing APIs' description: 'How to access NocoDB APIs with Auth or API token?' --- NocoDB APIs can be authorized by either Auth Token or API Token. ## Auth Token Auth Token is a JWT Token generated based on the logged-in user. By default, the token is only valid for 10 hours. However, you can change the value by defining it using environment variable `NC_JWT_EXPIRES_IN`. If you are passing Auth Token, make sure that the header is called `xc-auth`. - Go to NocoDB Project, click the rightmost button and click ``Copy Auth Token``. image ## API Token API tokens allows us to integrate seamlessly with 3rd party apps. See [API Tokens Management](../setup-and-usages/team-and-auth#api-tokens-management) for more. ## Swagger UI You can interact with the API's resources via Swagger UI. - Go to NocoDB Project, click the rightmost button and click ``Swagger APIs Doc``. image - Click ``Authorize``, paste the token you copied in above steps and click `Authorize` to save. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/164874471-29fc1630-ab99-4c25-8ce2-b41e5415e4be.png)