Create a service account token

PUT /_security/service/{namespace}/{service}/credential/token/{name}

Create a service accounts token for access without requiring basic authentication.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • namespace string Required

    An identifier for the namespace

  • service string Required

    An identifier for the service name

  • name string Required

    An identifier for the token name

Query parameters

  • refresh string

    If true then refresh the affected shards to make this operation visible to search, if wait_for (the default) then wait for a refresh to make this operation visible to search, if false then do nothing with refreshes.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • created boolean Required
    • token object Required

      Additional properties are allowed.

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PUT /_security/service/{namespace}/{service}/credential/token/{name} 
curl \
 -X PUT http://api.example.com/_security/service/{namespace}/{service}/credential/token/{name}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "created": true,
  "token": {
    "name": "string",
    "value": "string"
  }
}