# Mint an access token (the token is shown once)

POST`/v1/tokens`[Token scope: `org:write`](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/guides/authentication/#scopes)

Request

**curl**


```bash
curl -X POST "https://tasksmate-fdfsarhnf5gacfb7.eastus-01.azurewebsites.net/v1/tokens" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TASKSMATE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"org_id":"string","name":"CI deploys","scopes":["tasks:write","projects:read"]}'
```

**Python**


```python
from tasksmate import TasksMate

tm = TasksMate()  # reads TASKSMATE_TOKEN
result = tm.tokens.create({"org_id": "string", "name": "CI deploys", "scopes": ["tasks:write", "projects:read"]})
print(result)
```

Response 200

```json
{
  "created_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "created_by": "3f1c2a9e-0b7d-4c1e-9a55-2b8f0d6e4a10",
  "expires_at": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z",
  "grant_type": "personal",
  "kind": "live",
  "name": "CI deploys",
  "org_id": "O0020",
  "principal_display": "ada",
  "principal_user_id": "3f1c2a9e-0b7d-4c1e-9a55-2b8f0d6e4a10",
  "scopes": [
    "tasks:write"
  ],
  "status": "active",
  "token": "tm_live_Ab3xQ9eLr0v2Zk5n8WcHt1YpUo4MiGs7Fj6Da-_Bq0R",
  "token_id": "TK123456",
  "token_prefix": "tm_live_Ab3x",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "use_count": 0
}
```

Mint a token. The response’s `token` is the only time it is ever shown — store it now. Yourself by default; `principal_user_id` = a service account of the org (owner / admin). The org’s policy applies (personal tokens allowed? expiry required? maximum lifetime?).

## Authorizations

-   **[bearerAuth](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/#bearerauth)**
-   **[TasksMateToken](https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/#tasksmatetoken)**

## Request Bodyrequired

application/json

_TokenCreate_

The request body of `tokens.create`.

object

**org\_id**

required

_Org Id_

The organization the token belongs to (a token is org-bound)

string

\>= 1 characters

**name**

required

_Name_

What the token is for

string

\>= 1 characters <= 100 characters

**kind**

_Kind_

`live` (tm\_live\_…) or `test` (tm\_test\_…: authenticates and reads, never writes)

string

default: live

Allowed values: live test

**scopes**

required

_Scopes_

Namespaced scopes: `tasks:read`, `tasks:write`, `projects:read`, `projects:write`, `teams:read`, `teams:write`, `org:read`, `org:write`, `webhooks:read`, `webhooks:write`, `admin`. `admin` implies every scope; `<ns>:write` implies `<ns>:read`.

Array<string>

\>= 1 items

**project\_ids**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

\>= 1 items

**null**


null

**expires\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**principal\_user\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string format: uuid

**null**


null

Example

```json
{
  "org_id": "string",
  "name": "CI deploys",
  "kind": "live",
  "scopes": [
    "tasks:write",
    "projects:read"
  ],
  "project_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "expires_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "principal_user_id": "3f1c2a9e-0b7d-4c1e-9a55-2b8f0d6e4a10"
}
```

## Responses

### 200

Successful Response

application/json

_TokenCreated_

Returned by `tokens.create` and `tokens.rotate`.

object

**token\_id**

required

_Token Id_

string

**org\_id**

required

_Org Id_

string

**principal\_user\_id**

required

_Principal User Id_

Who the token acts as

string

**principal\_display**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**created\_by**

required

_Created By_

string

**name**

required

_Name_

string

**token\_prefix**

required

_Token Prefix_

The first 12 characters (`tm_live_ab12`) — the token itself is never shown again

string

**kind**

required

_Kind_

string

Allowed values: live test

**grant\_type**

required

_Grant Type_

string

Allowed values: personal service\_account authorization\_code

**client\_id**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**scopes**

required

_Scopes_

Array<string>

**project\_ids**

Any of:

**Array<string>**


Array<string>

**null**


null

**expires\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**last\_used\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**use\_count**

_Use Count_

integer

0

**status**

required

_Status_

string

Allowed values: active revoked expired

**revoked\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**revoked\_by**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**revoke\_reason**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**rotated\_from**

Any of:

**string**


string

**null**


null

**created\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**updated\_at**

Any of:

**string**


string format: date-time

**null**


null

**token**

required

_Token_

THE TOKEN — shown once, never stored (only its SHA-256 is). Send it as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.

string

Example

```json
{
  "created_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "created_by": "3f1c2a9e-0b7d-4c1e-9a55-2b8f0d6e4a10",
  "expires_at": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z",
  "grant_type": "personal",
  "kind": "live",
  "name": "CI deploys",
  "org_id": "O0020",
  "principal_display": "ada",
  "principal_user_id": "3f1c2a9e-0b7d-4c1e-9a55-2b8f0d6e4a10",
  "scopes": [
    "tasks:write"
  ],
  "status": "active",
  "token": "tm_live_Ab3xQ9eLr0v2Zk5n8WcHt1YpUo4MiGs7Fj6Da-_Bq0R",
  "token_id": "TK123456",
  "token_prefix": "tm_live_Ab3x",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
  "use_count": 0
}
```

### 400

Bad request — a query parameter outside what the operation accepts (`invalid-parameter`)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Bad request",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 401

Missing or invalid bearer token

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 403

Authenticated, but not allowed

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Authenticated, but not allowed",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 404

Not found

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Not found",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 409

Conflict (a duplicate, or an `Idempotency-Key` still in flight)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Conflict (a duplicate, or an `Idempotency-Key` still in flight)",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 412

`If-Match` does not match the current `ETag`

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "`If-Match` does not match the current `ETag`",
  "status": 412,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 422

The body or query did not validate (`validation`), or an `Idempotency-Key` was reused

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "The body or query did not validate (`validation`), or an `Idempotency-Key` was reused",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 429

An access token over its per-minute limit (`rate-limit`; see `Retry-After`)

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "An access token over its per-minute limit (`rate-limit`; see `Retry-After`)",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

### 500

Unexpected server error — quote `request_id`

application/problem+json

_Problem_

An RFC 9457 problem details object — the body of every error response. `detail` is the human-readable explanation; `request_id` identifies the request for support.

object

**type**

required

`about:blank` or a `urn:tasksmate:problem:*` identifier

string

Allowed values: about:blank urn:tasksmate:problem:validation urn:tasksmate:problem:invalid-parameter urn:tasksmate:problem:precondition-failed urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-reused urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-in-flight urn:tasksmate:problem:idempotency-key-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:rate-limit urn:tasksmate:problem:internal urn:tasksmate:problem:token-invalid urn:tasksmate:problem:token-expired urn:tasksmate:problem:token-revoked urn:tasksmate:problem:insufficient-scope urn:tasksmate:problem:test-token-read-only urn:tasksmate:problem:token-policy urn:tasksmate:problem:url-refused

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

Human-readable explanation (a string; for a 422, the list of validation errors)

**instance**

required

string

**request\_id**

required

string

**errors**

Structured failures: validation errors, or `{loc, msg, allowed}` for a bad parameter

Array<object>

object

Example

```json
{
  "type": "about:blank",
  "title": "Unexpected server error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "…",
  "instance": "/v1/…",
  "request_id": "9b2f1c1e-8c1a-4a53-9f9e-0f5f1f2d7c11"
}
```

---
Source: https://developers.tasksmate.indrasol.com/reference/operations/tokenscreate/
