---
title: "POST /uid-generate-token"
method: POST
path: "/uid-generate-token"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# POST /uid-generate-token

`POST /uid-generate-token`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/uid-generate-token`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- UidGenerateToken: uidGenerateToken is a command that generates a new token using Akeyless Universal Identity.
  - `auth-method-name` string, required: The universal identity auth method name
  - `json` boolean: Set output format to JSON
  - `token` string: Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string: The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication

## Response `200`

uidGenerateTokenResponse wraps response body.

- UidGenerateTokenOutput
  - `token` string

## Other responses

- `default`: errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access/revisions/6fbc3858ec88?raw)