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How to create an API access token?
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E2E Networks API
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An API token is necessary to interact with E2E Networks API. You can generate API tokens using the `E2E MyAccount portal <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/>`_.

You can use the following steps to generate an API token:

Logging into E2E Networks ‘MyAccount’
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Please go to `‘MyAccount’ <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/>`_ and log in using your credentials set up at the time of `creating and activating <https://docs.e2enetworks.com/myaccountnew/myaccount.html?/help/knowledge-base/how-to-signup-in-myaccount-e2enetworks-com-portal/&>`_ the E2E Networks ‘MyAccount’.

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Navigate to Node create page
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After you log in to the E2E Networks `‘MyAccount’ <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/>`_, you can click on the left side of the MyAccount dashboard, click on the `“API” <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/services/apiiam>`_ sub-menu available under the Products section.

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Create an API Token
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You will be routed to the `‘Manage API’ <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/services/apiiam>`_ page. Now, you have to Click on the ‘Create New Token’ button which is available on the top-right side of the API dashboard.

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An **‘Add New Token’** pop-up box will appear, where you can give the desired name to your API token and choose capabilities permission according to your preference.

.. Note::  ‘Read’ capability permission by default enabled for API token.

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Then, Click on the **Generate** button and you will see a message saying, **“Your token is successfully generated.”** You can also simply copy and store it securely.

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In the future, you can again check API token details and copy your API token, by click on **‘Token’** or you can delete it by on click **‘Delete’**. To know more about and how to start using `E2E Networks API <https://myaccount.e2enetworks.com/services/apiiam>`_.

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