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# Get Pathway Session Token

> Creates a new pathway session token for the authenticated user. This token can be used to access pathway chat and expires after 1 hour.

### Headers

<ParamField header="authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API key for authentication.
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="token" type="string">
  The generated pathway session token.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="expires_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the token expires (1 hour from creation).
</ResponseField>

### Response Codes

<ResponseField name="201" type="success">
  Token created successfully.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="401" type="error">
  Unauthorized - User authentication required.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="500" type="error">
  Internal server error - Token creation failed or unexpected error occurred.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
    "expires_at": "2024-01-15T15:30:00.000Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json Error Response (401) theme={null}
  {
    "errors": [
      {
        "error": "UNAUTHORIZED",
        "message": "User authentication required"
      }
    ]
  }
  ```

  ```json Error Response (500) theme={null}
  {
    "errors": [
      {
        "error": "TOKEN_CREATION_FAILED", 
        "message": "Failed to create pathway session token"
      }
    ]
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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Docs for agents: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)