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## Create a Token



Create a new token for a user

<details style={{"marginBottom":"1rem"}} data-collapsed={false} open={true}><summary style={{}}><strong>Path Parameters</strong></summary><div><ul><ParamsItem className={"paramsItem"} param={{"in":"path","name":"userId","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string"},"description":"The unique identifier of a user"}}></ParamsItem></ul></div></details><MimeTabs><TabItem label={"application/json"} value={"application/json-schema"}><details style={{}} data-collapsed={false} open={true}><summary style={{"textAlign":"left"}}><strong>Request Body</strong></summary><div style={{"textAlign":"left","marginLeft":"1rem"}}><div style={{"marginTop":"1rem","marginBottom":"1rem"}}>

PersonalAccessToken create parameters

</div></div><ul style={{"marginLeft":"1rem"}}><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"name"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Name of the token","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"expires_in"} required={true} schemaName={"integer"} qualifierMessage={"**Possible values:** `>= 1` and `<= 365`"} schema={{"description":"Expiration in days","type":"integer","minimum":1,"maximum":365}}></SchemaItem></ul></details></TabItem></MimeTabs><div><ApiTabs><TabItem label={"200"} value={"200"}><div>

The token in plain text

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Bad Request

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Requires authentication

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Forbidden

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Internal Server Error

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