nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/140.account-settings/020.api-tokens.md

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API tokens	This article explains how to create and work with API Tokens.	[Account Settings Api Tokens]	[api tokens create api token delete api token]

Create API Token

Open Account Settings page from the user menu in the bottom left corner of the sidebar.

1. Click on User menu in the bottom left corner of the sidebar,
2. Select Account Settings from the dropdown

Follow the steps below to create API Token

1. Click on Tokens tab in the Account Settings page
2. Click on Add New API Token
3. Enter the name for the API Token
4. Click on Save button to save the changes
5. Copy the API Token by clicking on Copy button displayed under Actions menu
6. Use the API Token in the services that require it to authenticate as xc-token in the headers.

{
  "headers": {
    "xc-token": "Copied API token here under quotes"
  }
}

:::warning

• Only one token can be created per user
• API Token does not expire, but it can be deleted anytime. :::

API Token created will get added to the list. Copy API token by clicking on Copy button displayed under Actions menu

Delete API Token

Open Account Settings page from the user menu in the bottom left corner of the sidebar.

1. Click on User menu in the bottom left corner of the sidebar,
2. Select Account Settings from the dropdown

1. Click on Tokens tab in the Account Settings page
2. From the Actions menu, click on Delete button associated with the API Token to be deleted

:::warning Note that, all the services using the API Token will stop working once the API Token is deleted. :::

Auth Tokens

For quick experiments with the API, you can use the Auth Tokens to generate a temporary token. These tokens are valid for a session until the user logs out or for 10 hours.

Follow the steps below to copy AUTH Token

1. Click on User menu in the bottom left corner of the sidebar,
2. Select Copy Auth Token from the dropdown

{
  "headers": {
    "xc-auth": "Copied auth token here under quotes"
  }
}

:::note For Self-hosted, you can reconfigure expiry time using environment variable NC_JWT_EXPIRES_IN. This defaults to 10 hours. :::