Create an API Access Token
Get API access tokens for the CoreWeave Cloud Console
CoreWeave uses API Access Tokens to authenticate users and grant access to resources on the Console. This guide explains how to create and manage Access Tokens on the CoreWeave Cloud Console for Object Storage purposes.
Prerequisites
This guide assumes that you have an active CoreWeave account.
Create a new API Access Token
API Access Tokens must be created in the CoreWeave Cloud Console. To create a new Access Token, complete the following steps:
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Click the Tokens button in the Cloud Console navigation, and then click the Create Token button in upper-right corner.
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In the Create API Token dialog, configure the token values by filling in the following fields, and then click Create:
Field Description Name The name of the token. Expiration The length of time for which the Token is valid. Note A description for future reference. -
Pick one of the following options:
Option Description Token Secret Copy and store the token secret for use cases like scraping logs, metrics, and setting up your own self-hosted Grafana, or to add the token secret to an existing kubeconfig
.Kubeconfig Create and download a kubeconfig
for a specific cluster to interact with the cluster using commands likekubectl
. Note that a Kubeconfig can access multiple Clusters by switching contexts.WarningThese sensitive values are never shown again after closing the modal. Be sure to record them in a secure location.
The API token displayed at the top of the modal and the Token Secret displayed near the bottom are required values for Object Storage access, be sure to note them.