# `token.create`

<span class="badge">bearer</span>

**Create a personal access token**

Mints a personal access token (PAT) for scripts and other apps. The plaintext secret (prefix `pnt_`) is returned ONCE and only a hash is stored. A PAT is sent like an access token (`Authorization: Bearer pnt_…`), never expires unless you set expires_at, and may call only the image.* namespace plus the upload/archive HTTP routes. JWT session only.

## Parameters

Passed by name in the `params` object.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `current_password` | string | yes | The caller's current password (re-authentication) |
| `name` | string | yes | A human label for the token |
| `expires_at` | string | no | Optional RFC3339 expiry; omit for a token that never expires |

## Result

Returns `createTokenResult`:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `created_at *` | string | RFC3339 creation timestamp |
| `expires_at` | string | RFC3339 expiry, if the token expires |
| `hint *` | string | First 10 characters of the secret (pnt_ + 6), to identify it |
| `id *` | string | Token UUID |
| `last_used_at` | string | RFC3339 timestamp of last use (throttled), if ever used |
| `name *` | string | Human label given at creation |
| `token *` | string | The plaintext secret (prefix pnt_) — shown only once; store it now |

## Errors

| Code | Message | When |
|---|---|---|
| `2002` | `validation_failed` | Malformed request; see error.data. |

See the [error reference](/docs/errors) for the full catalog, including the authentication codes.

## Example

Request:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "token.create",
  "params": {
    "current_password": "correct-horse-battery-staple",
    "name": "backup-script",
    "expires_at": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}
```

Response:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "token": "pnt_3f9a2c7d8e1b4a6f0c5d9e2a7b3c1f8e",
    "id": "018f3a8e-3c9d-7a2b-b5e6-7f8a9b0c1d2e",
    "name": "backup-script",
    "hint": "pnt_3f9a",
    "expires_at": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "created_at": "2026-03-14T09:26:53Z"
  }
}
```

**curl**

```bash
curl -s https://peinture.gumeniuk.com/rpc \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"token.create","params":{"current_password":"correct-horse-battery-staple","name":"backup-script","expires_at":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}'
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const res = await fetch("https://peinture.gumeniuk.com/rpc", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${token}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, method: "token.create", params: {"current_password":"correct-horse-battery-staple","name":"backup-script","expires_at":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
  }),
});
const { result, error } = await res.json();
```

**Go**

```go
body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"token.create","params":{"current_password":"correct-horse-battery-staple","name":"backup-script","expires_at":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://peinture.gumeniuk.com/rpc", bytes.NewReader(body))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
```