---
title: "Connect this desktop as an Automation runner"
method: POST
path: "/v1/automation-runners/token"
tags: ["Automations"]
---

# Connect this desktop as an Automation runner

`POST /v1/automation-runners/token`

Mints a time-limited runner-only credential for the desktop SSE connection and HTTP runner APIs.

## Request body

- object
  - `runnerId` string, required
  - `protocolVersion` 1, required
  - `supportedExecutionTargets` string[], required
  - `capabilities` string[]
  - `appVersion` string, required
  - `platform` 'darwin' | 'win32' | 'linux', required
  - `concurrency` integer, required

## Response `200`

Runner credential minted.

- object
  - `token` string, required
  - `expiresAt` integer, required
  - `eventsPath` '/v1/automation-runners/events', required

## Other responses

- `409` — Runner identity conflict.

## Changes

- **2026-08-28** `55fbf604ed39` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - request property `capabilities/items/` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - the `` request property const value `model_attention_v1` was removed
  - added the new `model_attention_v1` enum value to the request property `capabilities/items/`
  - added the new `remote_session_v1` enum value to the request property `capabilities/items/`
- **2026-08-16** `70349900db34` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
- **2026-08-12** `2f33a1946ee6` — 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `capabilities`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openworklabs/apis/den-api/changes/v1/automation-runners/token/post.md)

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