---
title: "Create Connect Secret"
method: POST
path: "/journey/device/start"
tags: ["Customer APIs", "One Time Token Service"]
---

# Create Connect Secret

`POST /journey/device/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://eu.platform.go.gbgplc.com/v2/captain`
- URL: `https://eu.platform.go.gbgplc.com/v2/captain/journey/device/start`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create Connect Secret

## Request body

- object
  - `instanceId` string, required: Journey Instance Id, a unique identifier for a started journey instance.
  - `scope` string[], required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `connectToken` string, required: Token used for subsequent operations by the client
  - `tokenType` 'Bearer' | 'DPoP' | 'N_A' | 'connect'
  - `expiresIn` number, required: Seconds until the token expires
  - `scope` string[]: Scopes granted to the client

## Other responses

- `201`: Success
- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-02-06** `14f9f9133200`: 1 info
  - added the success response with the status `201`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/gbgplc/apis/gbg-go-next-gen-flow-captain-api/changes/journey/device/start/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gbgplc/apis/gbg-go-next-gen-flow-captain-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gbgplc/apis/gbg-go-next-gen-flow-captain-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gbgplc/apis/gbg-go-next-gen-flow-captain-api/revisions/f4b64916866a?raw)