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POST
/
v1
/
w3s
/
users
/
token
Create a user token
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.circle.com/v1/w3s/users/token \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "userId": "ext_user_id_1"
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "userToken": "eyJhbGciOiJS...-F8EFYDYjAxIUw",
    "encryptionKey": "7LcOsm4lUAK2Mg...+6fPjr58="
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Circle's API Keys are formatted in the following structure "PREFIX:ID:SECRET". All three parts are requred to make a successful request.

Headers

​
X-Request-Id
string<uuid>

Developer-provided identifier for this request, used for tracing requests in Wallets API logs and the Developer Console, and when communicating with Circle Support. Must be a UUID to appear in logs. Non-UUID values are accepted by the API but are ignored by logging and tracing systems.

A unique identifier, which can be helpful for identifying a request when communicating with Circle support.

Example:

"2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde"

Body

application/json

Request body

​
userId
string
required

Unique system generated identifier for the user.

Required string length: 5 - 50
Example:

"ext_user_id_1"

Response

Successfully generated a user token.

​
data
object
required