Content Management API > API token

Create a new API token

Body parameters

name string Required

Name of API token

Example:

"Read-only API token"

can_access_cda boolean Required

Whether this API token can access the Content Delivery API published content endpoint

can_access_cda_preview boolean Required

Whether this API token can access the Content Delivery API draft content endpoint

can_access_cma boolean Required

Whether this API token can access the Content Management API

role Required

Role

Type: ResourceLinkage<"role">, null

Returns

Returns a resource object of type access_token

Examples

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import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";
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async function run() {
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  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });
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  const accessToken = await client.accessTokens.create({
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    name: "Read-only API token",
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    can_access_cda: true,
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    can_access_cda_preview: true,
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    can_access_cma: true,
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    role: { type: "role", id: "34" },
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  });
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  // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
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  console.log(accessToken);
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}
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run();

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{
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  id: "312",
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  name: "Read-only API token",
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  hardcoded_type: "",
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  can_access_cda: true,
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  can_access_cda_preview: true,
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  can_access_cma: true,
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  role: { type: "role", id: "34" },
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}