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title: Token
description: >-
  Represents an OAuth token used for authenticating with the API and performing
  actions.
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---

## Example

```javascript
{
  "access_token": "ZA-Yj3aBD8U8Cm7lKUp-lm9O9BmDgdhHzDeqsY8tlL0",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "scope": "read write follow push",
  "created_at": 1573979017
}
```

## Attributes

### `access_token`

**Description:** An OAuth token to be used for authorization.
**Type:** String
**Version history:** Added in 0.1.0

### `token_type`

**Description:** The OAuth token type. Mastodon uses `Bearer` tokens.
**Type:** String
**Version history:** Added in 0.1.0

### `scope`

**Description:** The OAuth scopes granted by this token, space-separated.
**Type:** String
**Version history:** Added in 0.1.0

### `created_at`

**Description:** When the token was generated.
**Type:** Number \(UNIX Timestamp\)
**Version history:** Added in 0.1.0

## See also

* [Example authorization code flow](../client/token.md#example-authorization-code-flow)
* [OAuth Scopes](../api/oauth-scopes.md)
* [POST /oauth/token](../methods/apps/oauth.md#obtain-a-token)

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