Create an API token for scripts, MCP clients, or agents.

POST /api/v1/tokens

Issuance is atomic. Retry unchanged settings with the same Idempotency-Key after an uncertain outcome. Replay confirms the existing credential without returning its one-time secret; deliberately rotate it in Account Developer access for recovery.

Access

Use a credential with the authentication scheme documented in the API contract.

Provider access, workspace membership, and agent grants are enforced separately. A token does not expand access to a repository or resource. Set up developer access.

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required	Description
`Idempotency-Key`	header	string	No	Stable key for one issue. Omission preserves legacy non-idempotent requests.

Request body

Required. Supported content types: application/json.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`label`	string	No
`scopes`	string or array of ExternalScope	No
`target`	TokenTarget	No
`expiresAt`	string or null	No	Format: date-time.

Call the endpoint

Replace path placeholders and your credential. For body operations, create request.json using the required fields above; this command does not invent resource identifiers or consent.

curl --request POST \
  'https://commentary.dev/api/v1/tokens' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <your-token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json

Responses

Status	Meaning	Payload
`200`	Successful response.	object
`400`	The request was invalid.	ExternalError
`401`	Authentication is required.	ExternalError
`403`	The token or session does not have permission for this resource.	ExternalError
`404`	The resource was not found.	ExternalError
`409`	The issuance key was reused with different settings or the connected account changed.	ExternalError
`429`	The request was rate limited.	ExternalError

Successful response fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`ok`	`true`	Yes
`id`	string	Yes
`grantId`	string	Yes
`replayed`	boolean	No
`token`	string	No	One-time secret, present only for the original successful issue.
`tokenHint`	string	Yes

Recover from errors

Use the returned status and error body. Correct invalid fields before retrying; reconnect or narrow the target for authentication and permission errors. For conditional writes, reload the latest version before preparing a new request. Respect rate-limit headers and retry only when the operation’s idempotency contract permits it.

Operation ID: createApiToken. Download the OpenAPI contract for complete constraints and code generation. Browse endpoints.