--- title: Get a personal access token description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Key Management --- # Get a personal access token{% #get-a-personal-access-token %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | app.datadoghq.eu | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | app.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | us2.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | | us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} | ### Overview Get a specific personal access token by its ID. This endpoint requires any of the following permissions: `user_app_keys``org_app_keys_read` ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | -------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------- | | token_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the access token. | ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} Response for retrieving an access token. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------- | ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data | object | Datadog access token. | | data | attributes | object | Attributes of an access token. | | attributes | created_at | date-time | Creation date of the access token. | | attributes | expires_at | date-time | Expiration date of the access token. | | attributes | last_used_at | date-time | Date the access token was last used. | | attributes | modified_at | date-time | Date of last modification of the access token. | | attributes | name | string | Name of the access token. | | attributes | public_portion | string | The public portion of the access token. | | attributes | scopes | [string] | Array of scopes granted to the access token. | | data | id | string | ID of the access token. | | data | relationships | object | Resources related to the access token. | | relationships | owned_by | object | Relationship to user. | | owned_by | data [*required*] | object | Relationship to user object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | A unique identifier that represents the user. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users` | | data | type | enum | Personal access tokens resource type. Allowed enum values: `personal_access_tokens` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "expires_at": "2025-12-31T23:59:59+00:00", "last_used_at": "2025-06-15T12:30:00+00:00", "modified_at": "2024-06-01T00:00:00+00:00", "name": "My Access Token", "public_portion": "ddpat_abc123", "scopes": [ "dashboards_read", "dashboards_write" ] }, "id": "string", "relationships": { "owned_by": { "data": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-2345-000000000000", "type": "users" } } }, "type": "personal_access_tokens" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="404" %} Not Found {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \# Path parameters export token_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/personal_access_tokens/${token_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" ##### ```python """ Get a personal access token returns "OK" response """ from os import environ from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration from datadog_api_client.v2.api.key_management_api import KeyManagementApi # there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID = environ["PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID"] configuration = Configuration() with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = KeyManagementApi(api_client) response = api_instance.get_personal_access_token( pat_id=PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID, ) print(response) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" python3 "example.py" ##### ```ruby # Get a personal access token returns "OK" response require "datadog_api_client" api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::KeyManagementAPI.new # there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID = ENV["PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID"] p api_instance.get_personal_access_token(PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" rb "example.rb" ##### ```go // Get a personal access token returns "OK" response package main import ( "context" "encoding/json" "fmt" "os" "github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog" "github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2" ) func main() { // there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system PersonalAccessTokenDataID := os.Getenv("PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID") ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background()) configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration() apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewKeyManagementApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.GetPersonalAccessToken(ctx, PersonalAccessTokenDataID) if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `KeyManagementApi.GetPersonalAccessToken`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `KeyManagementApi.GetPersonalAccessToken`:\n%s\n", responseContent) } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" go run "main.go" ##### ```java // Get a personal access token returns "OK" response import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient; import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.KeyManagementApi; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.PersonalAccessTokenResponse; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); KeyManagementApi apiInstance = new KeyManagementApi(defaultClient); // there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system String PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID = System.getenv("PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID"); try { PersonalAccessTokenResponse result = apiInstance.getPersonalAccessToken(PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println("Exception when calling KeyManagementApi#getPersonalAccessToken"); System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode()); System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody()); System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders()); e.printStackTrace(); } } } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" java "Example.java" ##### ```rust // Get a personal access token returns "OK" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_key_management::KeyManagementAPI; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { // there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system let personal_access_token_data_id = std::env::var("PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID").unwrap(); let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); let api = KeyManagementAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .get_personal_access_token(personal_access_token_data_id.clone()) .await; if let Ok(value) = resp { println!("{:#?}", value); } else { println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err()); } } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" cargo run ##### ```typescript /** * Get a personal access token returns "OK" response */ import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client"; const configuration = client.createConfiguration(); const apiInstance = new v2.KeyManagementApi(configuration); // there is a valid "personal_access_token" in the system const PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID = process.env .PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID as string; const params: v2.KeyManagementApiGetPersonalAccessTokenRequest = { patId: PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DATA_ID, }; apiInstance .getPersonalAccessToken(params) .then((data: v2.PersonalAccessTokenResponse) => { console.log( "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data) ); }) .catch((error: any) => console.error(error)); ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" tsc "example.ts" {% /tab %}