nocodb/packages/noco-docs/content/en/developer-resources/accessing-apis.md

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Accessing APIs	How to access NocoDB APIs with Auth or API token?	1000	Developer Resources	Accessing APIs

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.

API Token

NocoDB allows creating API tokens which allow it to be integrated seamlessly with 3rd party apps. API Token is a Nano ID with a length of 40. If you are passing API Token, make sure that the header is called xc-token.

• Go to Team & Settings from the left navigation drawer

• Click API Tokens Management

• Click Add New Token

• Type an recognizable name for your token and click Generate

• Copy API token to your clipboard

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.

• Click Authorize, paste the token you copied in above steps and click Authorize to save.