> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironbee.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Tokens

> Create, name, and revoke the personal OAuth access tokens the CLI uses to send data on your behalf.

The **API Tokens** page lists your personal access tokens, the OAuth credentials [`ironbee login`](/cli/get-started/getting-started#step-3-sign-in) creates so the CLI can send session data as you. Each token is tied to your user and account, and you manage them independently of the shared [account API key](/console/account).

## What you see

Each token in the list shows:

* **Name**: the label set at creation (the CLI defaults this to your machine's hostname)
* **Prefix**: the first characters of the token, followed by `…`; the full value is never shown again after creation
* **Created**: when the token was issued
* **Expires**: the expiry date, or "Never expires" for non-expiring tokens

## Create a token

Click **Create token**, give it a name, and choose an expiry (30, 60, 90, 180, or 365 days, or no expiration). The full token is shown **once** on the next screen, copy it somewhere safe, because it cannot be retrieved later.

Most people never create tokens here by hand; `ironbee login` mints one for you. Create one manually when you need a token for a specific tool or a custom expiry.

## Revoke a token

Click **Revoke** next to any token to disable it immediately. Anything still using that token can no longer authenticate.

<Note>
  You can hold at most **10 access tokens** at a time, including expired ones you have not removed. If you hit the limit, revoke one here before creating or minting another. This is also what frees up `ironbee login` when it reports the limit.
</Note>

## Tokens vs the account API key

|            | API token                    | Account API key                                                                                 |
| ---------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Identifies | You                          | The account                                                                                     |
| Created by | `ironbee login` or this page | Generated with the account                                                                      |
| Used for   | Interactive CLI use          | CI and machine-to-machine, like the [GitHub Action](/github-action/get-started/getting-started) |
| Managed on | This page                    | The [Account page](/console/account)                                                            |

See [Authentication](/cli/guides/authentication) for how the CLI chooses between them.