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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Response
  1. API reference
  2. REST
  3. IamToken
  4. CreateForServiceAccount

Identity and Access Management API, REST: IamToken.CreateForServiceAccount

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at November 26, 2024
  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • Response

Create an IAM token for service account.

HTTP request

POST https://iam.api.cloud.yandex.net/iam/v1/tokens:createForServiceAccount

Body parameters

{
  "serviceAccountId": "string"
}

Field

Description

serviceAccountId

string

Required field.

Response

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "iamToken": "string",
  "expiresAt": "string"
}

Field

Description

iamToken

string

IAM token for the specified identity.

You should pass the token in the Authorization header for any further API requests.
For example, Authorization: Bearer iamToken``.

expiresAt

string (date-time)

IAM token expiration time.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

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