---
title: "Exchange a one-shot `kody_bc_…` bootstrap code for a scoped `kody_at_…` API token."
method: POST
path: "/v1/tokens/bootstrap/redeem"
tags: ["tokens"]
---

# Exchange a one-shot \`kody_bc_…\` bootstrap code for a scoped \`kody_at_…\` API token.

`POST /v1/tokens/bootstrap/redeem`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes`
- URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/tokens/bootstrap/redeem`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Exchange a one-shot `kody_bc_…` bootstrap code for a scoped `kody_at_…` API token. For `@kodycodes/cli auth bootstrap` only — not the MCP `api` tool. No Authorization header; the code is the credential. The code burns on first successful redeem. Lifetime is required on redeem (CLI flags). Tokens require an explicit lifetime: lifetime "short" (3600s idle / 86400s max) or "long" (1209600s idle / 7776000s max), or both idle_ttl_seconds (60-1209600) and max_lifetime_seconds (up to 7776000). Each successful request slides expires_at forward, never past max_expires_at. At most 500 active tokens per account; a new mint reclaims the active token(s) with the least remaining life (sooner of idle deadline and absolute expiry), never the caller's own token.

Org permission: none (touches no org data).

## Request body

- object
  - `code` string, required: One-shot `kody_bc_…` bootstrap code from `cliCredentialBootstrap`.
  - `lifetime` 'short' | 'long': Required unless idle_ttl_seconds and max_lifetime_seconds are both set. `short` = 1h idle / 24h max. `long` = 14d idle / 3mo max. Single-task agents should use `short`.
  - `idle_ttl_seconds` integer: Seconds without use before the redeemed token expires. Required with max_lifetime_seconds when lifetime is omitted.
  - `max_lifetime_seconds` integer: Absolute lifetime cap for the redeemed token in seconds. Required with idle_ttl_seconds when lifetime is omitted.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `org_id` string, required: For org-bound tokens: the fixed org id. For user-owned tokens: the personal org id (placeholder; each request picks an org via `?org=`).
  - `org_binding` 'org' | 'user', required: `org`: fixed to org_id. `user`: person-owned; pass `?org=<slug>` on each request (default personal org). Membership/grants are checked live.
  - `scopes` string[], required
  - `status` 'active' | 'expired' | 'revoked', required
  - `idle_ttl_seconds` integer, required
  - `expires_at` string, required: Sliding expiry. Each successful request pushes it forward.
  - `max_expires_at` string, required: Absolute expiry. The token never outlives it.
  - `created_via` string, required
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `last_used_at` string, nullable, required
  - `rotated_at` string, nullable, required
  - `revoked_at` string, nullable, required
  - `profile_name` string, nullable, required: Named connection profile this token is bound to, or null for unlimited.
  - `token` string, required: The bearer token. Shown once; Kody stores only a hash. Send it as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
  - `token_type` 'Bearer', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.

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