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POST
/
generate_auth_token
Generate Auth Token
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.perplexity.ai/generate_auth_token \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "token_name": "Production API Key"
}
'
{
  "auth_token": "pplx-1234567890abcdef",
  "created_at_epoch_seconds": 1735689600,
  "token_name": "Production API Key"
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
token_name
string

Optional name for the authentication token to help identify its purpose.

Example:

"Production API Key"

Response

200 - application/json

Successfully generated authentication token.

​
auth_token
string
required

The newly generated authentication token. Store this securely as it cannot be retrieved again.

Example:

"pplx-1234567890abcdef"

​
created_at_epoch_seconds
number
required

Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the token was created.

Example:

1735689600

​
token_name
string

The name associated with this token, if provided.

Example:

"Production API Key"