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Access Tokens Getting Started

Tokens provide secure, password-free authentication for interacting with the Qualytics API. Instead of using passwords in scripts, pipelines, or integrations, you generate a token once and include it in the Authorization header of your API requests.

Qualytics offers two token types to fit different use cases. Choose the token type that fits your use case:

Permissions

Users with the Member role or higher can generate and manage their own Personal Tokens. Only Admin users can create, revoke, and manage Service Tokens on behalf of Service Users.


  • Personal Token


    Self-service tokens tied to your user account. Ideal for development, testing, CLI access, and ad-hoc API exploration.

    Personal Token

  • Service Token


    Admin-managed tokens tied to Service Users. Ideal for production pipelines, data catalog integrations, and shared automation.

    Service Token