---
title: "Rotate a project access token"
method: POST
path: "/api/v4/projects/{id}/access_tokens/self/rotate"
tags: ["access_tokens"]
---

# Rotate a project access token

`POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/access_tokens/self/rotate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/access_tokens/self/rotate`
- Auth: none declared

Rotates a project access token by passing it to the API in a header.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- PostApiV4ProjectsIdAccessTokensSelfRotate: Rotate a project access token
  - `expires_at` string, date: The expiration date of the token

## Response `200`

Rotate a project access token

- APIEntitiesResourceAccessTokenWithToken: API_Entities_ResourceAccessTokenWithToken model
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `revoked` boolean, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `scopes` unknown[], required
    - unknown
  - `user_id` integer, required
  - `last_used_at` string, date-time, required
  - `last_used_ips` string[], required: The five most recent unique IP addresses that have authenticated with this token. When the limit is reached, the oldest IP address is removed. The list updates once per minute per token.
  - `active` boolean, required
  - `granular` boolean, required
  - `granular_scopes` APIEntitiesPersonalAccessTokenGranularScope[]
    - `access` string, required
    - `permissions` unknown[], required
      - unknown
    - `project_id` integer, required
    - `group_id` integer, required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, required
  - `access_level` 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50, required
  - `resource_type` 'project' | 'group', required
  - `resource_id` integer, required
  - `token` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `405`: Method not allowed

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)