> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API access tokens

> Create and manage API Access Tokens for cluster and resource access

**API Access Tokens** are user-scoped tokens that grant users permission to access API endpoints. They gate the ability to deploy CKS Clusters, <Tooltip tip="A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a private network hosted within a public cloud infrastructure." cta="Learn more" href="/glossary#virtual-private-cloud-vpc">VPCs</Tooltip>, and to manage and access cluster metrics.

With CoreWeave's **Managed Auth** method, API Access Tokens are generated through the Cloud Console and automatically embedded in <Tooltip tip="A YAML file containing Kubernetes cluster access information and credentials." cta="Learn more" href="/glossary#kubeconfig">Kubeconfig files</Tooltip> scoped to the designated CKS Cluster. You can add additional Clusters to the Kubeconfig's `spec` to let the same token grant access to multiple Clusters. Used this way, API Access Tokens ensure that only authorized entities can perform actions within the Cluster.

## Next up

* Learn about [Kubeconfig files in CKS](/products/cks/auth-access/managed-auth/kubeconfig).
* Learn [how to create and manage API Access Tokens](/security/authn-authz/manage-api-access-tokens).