---
title: "Create an instance provider token"
method: POST
path: "/api/admin/actions/instance-pools/{poolId}/provider-tokens"
tags: ["Administration"]
---

# Create an instance provider token

`POST /api/admin/actions/instance-pools/{poolId}/provider-tokens`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/admin/actions/instance-pools/{poolId}/provider-tokens`
- Auth: API key in cookie `gc-session`

Mints a provider token for an instance pool, for GitCafe's fleet controller; the token is in this response only.

## Path parameters

- `poolId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `expiresInSeconds` integer, nullable

## Response `201`

Response for status 201

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `poolId` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `state` 'active' | 'expired' | 'revoked', required
  - `expiresAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `revokedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `lastUsedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `token` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/revisions/9fa233d2986d?raw)