# Is there way to create/generate api token? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition 8.3 Early Access\ **Tags:** ignition83\ **Created:** [August 14, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761 "2025-08-14T09:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raj.burnwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@raj.burnwal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/raj.burnwal)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/1 "2025-08-14T09:28:00Z")
Hi, Is there a way to generate api token from rest api? I need to automate db connection setup after generating api key. I have portal setup and got username and password but not able to find curl request to login using username and password. Though I see generateToken and CreateToken in openapi doc but seems its there for additional API Token. You can see api’s in screenshot attached. ![Screenshot 2025-08-14 at 2.56.28 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/3/936ab4af6bf79126d045e6e7a4b3116d2f483715.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-08-14 at 2.56.43 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/d/ed561d92844ccd3f9a1a5376c1ec567b31744155.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/2 "2025-08-14T09:45:53Z")
You have tagged this Ignition 8.1, the API is part of 8.3, there will be no tokens generated for 8.1 ---
**Author:** ![raj.burnwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@raj.burnwal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/raj.burnwal)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/3 "2025-08-14T10:00:13Z")
Hey David, I have updated the tag for 8.3. I didn’t find the existing tag so created new. Are you aware of the API with user creds? ---
**Author:** ![Sfenwick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sfenwick/32/82355_2.png) [@Sfenwick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sfenwick)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/4 "2025-08-14T15:00:29Z")
This may be of some help if you’ve not seen it yet > [@Ignition 8.3 API Usage Guide (via Postman)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-api-usage-guide-via-postman/93935): > > Ignition 8.3 API Usage Guide (via Postman) Last revision - 7/30/2025 Ignition 8.3 OpenAPI Documentation Login via - [http://localhost:8088/data/app/login](http://localhost:8088/data/app/login) Access OpenAPI docs - [http://localhost:8088/openapi](http://localhost:8088/openapi)Postman Setup and Importing Configuration Clone the 83-api GitHub resources from this repository: [inductiveautomation/83-api](https://github.com/inductiveautomation/83-api) Import the Collection config file (8.3.postman\_collection\_v2.json) from the downloaded repository. This contains the config for all of the base … ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/5 "2025-08-14T15:41:35Z")
> [@raj.burnwal](#): > > I need to automate db connection setup after generating api key. If you want to 'preconfigure' a gateway with an API key, you can store one in the `external` resource collection, as mentioned in the post @Sfenwick linked: > [@Ignition 8.3 API Usage Guide (via Postman)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-api-usage-guide-via-postman/93935/1): > > #### Some Important Notes > > - \*\ ***Protip** : Copy the generated token resource files from `data/config/CORE/ignition/api-token` into `data/config/EXTERNAL/ignition/api-token` which sits at a higher inheritance level than core as resources in core may be deleted at will during testing and development 🙂 (ie. see the "Retriggering Migration" section down below). > - **A gateway restart is required after this since resource files have been affected directly on the filesystem** (or alternatively run the _Config Sync Request_ route) so that the system will pick up the new resource changes on the filesystem. > - Any gateway config resource that is edited directly on the filesystem does not automatically picked up unless the _Config Sync Request_ route is called which prompts the gateway to sync changes immediately. Note that this same principle can be applied a layer higher. If you want to preconfigure a gateway connection - you can do the exact same thing (move a configured resource to the `external` collection) but with your configured DB connection. ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/6 "2025-08-14T15:44:56Z")
You’ll want to POST against `/data/api/v1/api-token/generate`. This will return an object which contains a `key` and `hash`. ```python { "key": "ABC", "hash": "DEF" } ``` You’ll then need to POST against `/data/api/v1/resources/ignition/api-token`, and include the `hash` from the previous request within the `config.settings` object. ```python { "name": "MyNewAPIKey", "collection": "core", "enabled": true, "description": "", "config": { "profile": { "type": "basic-token", "secureChannelRequired": false, "securityLevels": [ { "name": "Authenticated", "description": "Represents a user who has been authenticated by the system.", "children": [] } ], "timestamp": 1755186044603 }, "settings": { "tokenHash": "DEF" } } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![Rob\_Denny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Rob\_Denny](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rob_Denny)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/7 "2025-12-21T17:53:16Z")
> [@raj.burnwal](#): > > curl request to login using username and password but the ask here was to “curl request to login using username and password”, you cant connect to the endpoint “/data/api/v1/api-token/generate” unless you have an auth token, it wont accept username and password? ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-way-to-create-generate-api-token/109761/8 "2025-12-29T16:12:54Z")
No, the 8.3 API does not accept a username:password combination. The solution posted here assumes you have already created an API Key with Write permissions, and are using that API Key to automate creation of further API Keys.