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### Generate a long-lived API token on behalf of another user

Today, you must use the REST API to generate a token on behalf of another user.
You must have the `Owner` role to do this. Use our API reference for more
information:
[Create token API key](https://coder.com/docs/reference/api/users#create-token-api-key)
You must have the `Owner` role to generate a token for another user.

As of Coder v2.17+, you can use the CLI or API to create long-lived tokens on
behalf of other users. Use the API for earlier versions of Coder.

<div class="tabs">

#### CLI

```sh
coder tokens create my-token --user <username>
```

See the full CLI reference for
[`coder tokens create`](../../reference/cli/tokens_create.md)

#### API

Use our API reference for more information on how to
[create token API key](../../reference/api/users.md#create-token-api-key)

</div>

### Set max token length

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