Create an API token#
Create an API token to programmatically authenticate through API requests.
Create an API token#
To create an API token for a signed-in Intelligence Center user profile:
In the side navigation bar click the avatar image of your user profile.
From the pop-up menu, click My profile.
In the My profile view, click Edit on the bottom-right corner.
In the Edit your profile view, browse to the API tokens section.
Any existing API tokens are listed here.
To create a new API token, click + Create API token.
In the Create new API token dialog, enter a reader-friendly, descriptive name to identify the API token.
If you want the token to become invalid after a period of time, select the Select expiration date checkbox.
From the drop-down menu select one of the predefined time intervals:
Expire in 2 months: the API token becomes invalid 2 months after the creation date and time.
Expire in 6 months: the API token becomes invalid 6 months after the creation date and time.
Expire in 12 months: the API token becomes invalid 12 months after the creation date and time.
Expire in 24 months: the API token becomes invalid 24 months after the creation date and time.
To set a custom expiry date for the token:
From the drop-down menu select Specify exact date.
Select the desired token expiration date and time in the calendar, and in the hour and minute timer, respectively.
Click Generate token to create a new API token with the selected settings, or Cancel to abort the operation.
Copy the API token#
After generating the API token, a confirmation dialog displays the token value in plain text.
This is a one-off action: after closing the confirmation dialog, you won’t be able to view the token value anymore.
Copy the token value and, if necessary, store it for reference.
View API tokens#
To view existing API tokens belonging to a signed-in Intelligence Center user profile:
In the side navigation bar click the avatar image of your user profile.
From the pop-up menu, click My profile.
In the My profile view, click Edit on the bottom-right corner.
In the Edit your profile view, browse to the API tokens section.
Any existing API tokens are listed here.
You can view the following token details:
API token name.
API token expiration date.
The most recent date when the API token was last used.