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title: "Generate the API access token"
date: "2026-03-24T08:08:49+00:00"
summary: "Get your API access token quickly and securely. Learn the step-by-step process for seamless integration with our services."
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Use the API access token to authenticate your Drupal site with Acquia DAM. You must generate this token in the Acquia DAM before you can complete the connection in Drupal.

### Prerequisites

*   You must have administrator access to the Acquia DAM.
*   Decide which user account should own the token. This user’s permissions in Acquia DAM determine which assets are available to Drupal.

### To generate the API access token:

1.  Log in to the Acquia DAM as an administrator.
2.  From the global dropdown, select **Admin**.
3.  Select **Global settings** > **API setup**.
4.  On the API Setup page, select **New integration**.
5.  In the **Integration Name** field, enter a name for the integration.
    
    For example: DAM and Drupal integration.
    
6.  In the **Description** field, enter a brief description for the integration.
    
    For example: This token is created for the example.com site.
    
7.  Select **Register**.
    
    ![Acquia-dam_register](https://acquia.widen.net/content/8cefa152-8e58-4a95-8b30-d530ed15459d/web/76c67_Acquia-DAM-Register-integration.png)
    
    The API Setup page displays a row for the integration.
    
8.  In the row for the integration, select **Generate User Access Token**.
    
    ![Acquia-dam_generate-access](https://acquia.widen.net/content/a2354cfe-f62a-4df8-9b7e-13f0dda8fecf/web/58306_Acquia-DAM-generate-access-token-link.png)
    
9.  In the Generate User Access Token dialog box, do the following:
    1.  In the **Email Address** field, select your email address.
    2.  Select **Generate Token**.
        
        ![Acquia-dam-email-address](https://acquia.widen.net/content/2efd1c49-9757-412b-a26a-52a783354c25/web/dd3d1_Acquia-DAM-select-email-address.png)
        
        The dialog box displays the access token.
        
    3.  Copy the access token and save it to a secure location.
        
        ![Acquia-dam-token-generated](https://acquia.widen.net/content/e1c19694-7c75-4b47-82e4-c3c3a82bdceb/web/a841e_Acquia-DAM-token-generated.png)
        
    4.  Select **Close**.

You use this token when you configure the Acquia DAM module in Drupal to authenticate your site with your Acquia DAM account.