Create Token

IMPORTANT To be able to use this endpoint you must set the ENV VAR (CREATE_TOKENS_FOR_USERS=true).
Create a user authentication token. This is the same type of session token a user would get via login and will expire the same way. Requires user-generate-access-token permission.
URL
Requires Auth
HTTP Method
/api/v1/users.createToken
yes
POST
Payload
Argument
Example
Required
Description
userId or username
BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W
Required
The id or username of the user.
Example Call - Via userId
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.createToken \
     -d '{ "userId": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W" }'
Example Result
{
  "data": {
    "userId": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
    "authToken": "2jdk99wuSjXPO201XlAks9sjDjAhSJmskAKW301mSuj9Sk",
  },
  "success": true
}
Example Call - Via username
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type:application/json" \
     http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users.createToken \
     -d '{ "username": "test" }'
Example Result
{
  "data": {
    "userId": "BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W",
    "authToken": "2jdk99wuSjXPO201XlAks9sjDjAhSJmskAKW301mSuj9Sk",
  },
  "success": true
}
Change Log
Version
Description
2.1.0
Added ENV VAR to be able to use this endpoint (process.env.CREATE_TOKENS_FOR_USERS).
0.56.0
Added

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Last updated 8 months ago

URL	Requires Auth	HTTP Method
`/api/v1/users.createToken`	`yes`	`POST`

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`userId` or `username`	`BsNr28znDkG8aeo7W`	Required	The id or username of the user.

Version	Description
2.1.0	Added ENV VAR to be able to use this endpoint (process.env.CREATE_TOKENS_FOR_USERS).
0.56.0	Added