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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 portal before you can complete the connection in Drupal.

### Prerequisites

*   You must have administrator access to the Acquia DAM portal.
*   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 portal 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.