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An API token lets scripts and other tools manage your VPS for you, for example to restart a server automatically. Most customers never need one. Use it only if you’re automating tasks.

Difficulty

Advanced

Time

3 minutes
Anyone who has your token can act on your servers as you. Keep it as private as a password, and never share it in a ticket, chat or code you publish.

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Create a token

1

Open the API tab

Go to Account and click the API tab.
API tab with an explanation, a link to the API Documentation and a Generate Token button

The API tab

2

Click Generate Token

The Generate Token window opens.
Generate Token window with a Name field and Generate button

Name your token

3

Name it and generate

Give it a Name that says what it’s for, such as Backup script, and click Generate.
4

Copy the token

The token appears in an orange box. Click the copy icon next to Done, store the token in a password manager or your tool’s secret settings, then click Done.
Generate Token window saying the token will not be shown again, with the token blurred, a Done button and a copy icon

Your new token (blurred here)

The token is shown only once. If you lose it, delete it and generate a new one.

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Manage your tokens

Each token is listed on the API tab with its name, when it was Last Used, when it was Created, and an Enabled switch.
API tab listing Docs test token with Last Used, Created, an Enabled switch and a red delete button

A token in the list

  • Pause a token: switch Enabled off. Switch it back on to use it again.
  • Delete a token: click the red bin button, then Delete Token to confirm. Any tool using it stops working straight away.

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Use the API

The API Documentation link on the API tab explains every request, with examples.
Create a separate token for each tool. If one tool is retired or a token leaks, delete just that token on the API tab and the others keep working.

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Last Updated: October 2026