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POST
/
auth
/
pats
Create Personal Access Token
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dfns.io/auth/pats \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-DFNS-USERACTION: <api-key>' \
  --data '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "publicKey": "<string>",
  "permissionId": "<string>",
  "externalId": "<string>",
  "daysValid": 123,
  "secondsValid": 123
}'
{
  "accessToken": "<string>",
  "dateCreated": "<string>",
  "credId": "<string>",
  "isActive": true,
  "kind": "Pat",
  "linkedUserId": "<string>",
  "linkedAppId": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "orgId": "<string>",
  "publicKey": "<string>",
  "tokenId": "<string>",
  "permissionAssignments": [
    {
      "permissionName": "<string>",
      "permissionId": "<string>",
      "assignmentId": "<string>",
      "operations": [
        "<string>"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

​
Authentication

✅ Organization User (CustomerEmployee)
✅ Delegated User (EndUser)
❌ Personal Access Token not allowed
❌ Service Account

​
Required Permissions

Auth:Pats:Create: Always required.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer Token: Used to authenticate API requests. More details how to generate the token: Authentication flows

​
X-DFNS-USERACTION
string
header
required

User Action Signature: Used to sign the change-inducing API requests. More details how to generate the token: User Action Signing flows

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required
Minimum length: 1
​
publicKey
string
required
​
permissionId
string
​
externalId
string
​
daysValid
integer
Required range: x > 0
​
secondsValid
integer
Required range: x > 0

Response

200 - application/json

Success

​
accessToken
string
required
​
dateCreated
string
required
​
credId
string
required
​
isActive
boolean
required
​
kind
enum<string>
required
Available options:
Pat,
ServiceAccount,
Token,
Code,
Recovery,
Temp,
Application
​
linkedUserId
string
required
​
linkedAppId
string
required
​
name
string
required
​
orgId
string
required
​
publicKey
string
required
​
tokenId
string
required
​
permissionAssignments
object[]
required
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