Hi, i used to be able find the access token for my Photon in the particle console, but not anymore. It seems i now have to generate one with via a complicated method i don’t understand… https://docs.particle.io/guide/how-to-build-a-product/authentication/ I have some questions i hope you can help me witt;
Is the documented method the only one to get an access token? And if so, is there an easy step-by-step instruction on how to generate the access token via the terminal or so?
You can also find and create the access token in Web IDE or CLI.
>particle token
Manage access tokens (require username/password)
Usage: particle token <command>
Help: particle help token <command>
Commands:
list List all access tokens for your account
revoke Revoke an access token
create Create a new access token
Thanks for the speedy reply. If i retrieve all the tokens via the CLI i get a lot of tokens, but nothing for my Photon as it seems. Just to be clear. I’m looking for the access_token i have to put in a function call like this.
<form action="https://api.particle.io/v1/devices/your-device-ID-goes-here/led?access_token=your-access-token-goes-here" method="POST">
You can use any of the access tokens that haven’t expired yet for any of your devices.
But I’m not sure you can put the access_token into the POST request as an URL-encoded parameter.
You could use Particel API JS or have a look at this slightly dated tutorial
Yes, what ScruffR said. Access tokens are for your account, not a specific device. So any access token for your account can be used with any device in your account.
The easiest place to get one is in https://build.particle.io, in the Settings (gear) icon:
Thx Guys! Problem solved…
Particle has changed the format of the page to recommend the CLI (apparently I don’t have an access token yet). The CLI is not my preferred method, because I have no need for the CLI. Are there any others approaches?
