Create an API token

Creates a workspace API token. The full plaintext token is returned in the response and never shown again - store it securely.

POST /api_tokens

Create an API token

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.akua.dev/v1/api_tokens \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "My CLI token",
  "expires_at": 1742169600
}
'

201

{
  "id": "<string>",
  "workspace_id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "token": "sk_akua_a3b2c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2l3m4n5o6p7"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

workspace API token (sk_akua_...) or OAuth2 JWT. Create tokens at https://akua.dev/developers/api-tokens

Headers

akua-context · string

Optional workspace/scope context for the request. Carries a single workspace wire id (ws_…) today. Only needed for broad tokens — a workspace-owned token implies its workspace.

Required string length: 1 - 53

Example:

"ws_j572abc123def456"

Body

application/json

name · string · required

Human-readable name for the token

Required string length: 1 - 100

Example:

"My CLI token"

expires_at · integer | null

Unix timestamp (seconds) when the token expires. Omit or pass null for no expiry.

Required range: x >= 0

Example:

1742169600

Response

201

application/json

Token created. The token field is shown only once.

id · string · required

Required string length: 1 - 54

workspace_id · string · required

Required string length: 1 - 53

name · string · required

token · string · required

The full token. This is shown only once - store it securely.

Example:

"sk_akua_a3b2c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2l3m4n5o6p7"