# Personal access token

## How to get a personal access token

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**Good to know:** A Personal Access Token (PAT) is a security token used for authenticating API requests. it is required on every API calls to stackcue
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Navigate to your `{{base_url}}` and log in with your username and password. Next, click on the **Profile** menu to view your user details. Then, click on the **"Create Token"** button. In the popup window, enter a name and specify values for the abilities column, then generate the token.

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> Note :This personal access token used as `Bearer <token>` in this documentation

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