Create a directory token

POST /v1/directories/{directory_id}/tokens · permission directories:write

Issues a new SCIM token for rotation. A directory has at most 2 valid tokens: give the new one to the identity provider, then revoke the old one with DELETE /v1/directories/{directory_id}/tokens/{token_id}. token is returned only in this response, once (Cache-Control: no-store); a response replayed for the same Idempotency-Key omits it and carries secret_redacted: true. An empty object ({}) uses the defaults. The creation is audited as directory.token_created.

Request

Field	Type	Required	Description
`directory_id`	path	yes	SCIM directory ID (`dir_…`).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`label`	string	no	1–100 characters; default `Token`.
`expires_in_days`	integer	no	30–730; default 365.

Response

201 Created with the token's metadata and the one-time token.

{
  "id": "0192a3b5-0a1b-7c2d-8e3f-4a5b6c7d8e9f",
  "label": "rotation",
  "created_at": "2026-10-19T09:40:00.123456Z",
  "expires_at": "2027-01-17T09:40:00.123456Z",
  "revoked_at": null,
  "last_used_at": null,
  "token": "idp_scim_<token>"
}

Errors

HTTP	code	When
404	`not_found`	The directory does not exist in this environment.
409	`conflict`	The directory already has 2 valid tokens; revoke one first.
422	`validation_failed`	`label` is empty or too long, or `expires_in_days` is outside 30–730.
401	`unauthenticated`	The credential is missing, invalid or revoked.
403	`insufficient_permissions`	The credential lacks the required permission.
429	`rate_limited`	The rate limit was exceeded; retry after the `Retry-After` period.
503	`service_unavailable`	Directory sync is temporarily unavailable or not configured in this deployment; retry after the `Retry-After` period.

Example

curl -i -X POST "https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/directories/dir_01j9xm2n4p6q8r0s2t4v6w8y0z/tokens" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"label":"rotation","expires_in_days":90}'