A Token is required for accessing the Management APIs and this API creates a Access Token for specified user.

There are 2 options for creating Access Token:

1. Create Personal API Access Token from Management Console

The user who logs into the application should go to My Profile screen via Quick Menu to update their information.

The picture below shows the Profile settings:

The fields used for the profile configuration are shown in the table below.

Field	Description
Username	The user's login name for the application.
Full Name	The user's first and last name.
Email	The user's email address.
Preferred Language	The selected language for the application.
Personal API Access Tokens	This section lists the user's personal API access token information required for accessing the Apinizer Management API. Clicking the Revoke button for the current token cancels it.

The Personal API Access Token is used for authentication instead of a password when accessing the Apinizer Management API.

A token can be created through the dialog that appears when the Create API Token button is clicked.

The picture below shows the creating a token dialog:

The fields used for creating a personal API access token are shown in the table below.

Field	Description
Token Name	The name of the token.
Expiration	The expiration type for the token is selected.
Expiration Date	If the Expiration field is set to Custom, this field becomes active. A specific date is chosen for the token's expiration.

2.Create Personal API Access Token from Management API

Endpoint: https://<APINIZER_MANAGER_ADDRESS>/apiops/auth/token

HTTP Method: POST

Request Headers:

Header	Value
Content-Type	application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Accept	application/json

Request Body: (urlencoded)

Parameter	Value
grant_type	client_credentials
client_id	username of the Apinizer User used for management application login
client_secret	password of the Apinizer User used for management application login

Response:

Status	Status Code	Description	Body	Header
Success	200	successful operation	{ "access_token": "...." }	Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Error	400	bad request	{ "error": "...", "error_description": "..." }	Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Error	401	not authorized for this operation	{ "error": "unauthorized_client", "error_description": "Bad credentials" }	Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Error	500	internal error	{ "error": "...", "error_description": "..." }	Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8