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title: Create signed URL tokens for videos
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# Create signed URL tokens for videos
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/stream/{identifier}/token
Creates a signed URL token for a video. If a body is not provided in the request, a token is created with default values.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
The account identifier tag.
maxLength32
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identifier: string
A Cloudflare-generated unique identifier for a media item.
maxLength32
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##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
id: optional string
The optional ID of a Stream signing key. If present, the `pem` field is also required.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
accessRules: optional array of object {action, country, ip, type }
The optional list of access rule constraints on the token. Access can be blocked or allowed based on an IP, IP range, or by country. Access rules are evaluated from first to last. If a rule matches, the associated action is applied and no further rules are evaluated.
action: optional "allow"or "block"
The action to take when a request matches a rule. If the action is block, the signed token blocks views for viewers matching the rule.
One of the following:
"allow"
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"block"
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country: optional array of string
An array of 2-letter country codes in ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 format used to match requests.
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ip: optional array of string
An array of IPv4 or IPV6 addresses or CIDRs used to match requests.
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type: optional "any"or "ip.src"or "ip.geoip.country"
Lists available rule types to match for requests. An any type matches all requests and can be used as a wildcard to apply default actions after other rules.
One of the following:
"any"
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"ip.src"
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"ip.geoip.country"
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downloadable: optional boolean
The optional boolean value that enables using signed tokens to access MP4 download links for a video.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20downloadable%20%3E%20(schema)>)
exp: optional number
The optional unix epoch timestamp that specficies the time after a token is not accepted. The maximum time specification is 24 hours from issuing time. If this field is not set, the default is one hour after issuing.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20exp%20%3E%20(schema)>)
flags: optional object {original }
Optional flags for the signed token.
original: optional boolean
Whether to return the original video without transformations.
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nbf: optional number
The optional unix epoch timestamp that specifies the time before a the token is not accepted. If this field is not set, the default is one hour before issuing.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20nbf%20%3E%20(schema)>)
pem: optional string
The optional base64 encoded private key in PEM format associated with a Stream signing key. If present, the `id` field is also required.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20pem%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.token%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {token }
token: optional string
The signed token used with the signed URLs feature.
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### Create signed URL tokens for videos
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/stream/$IDENTIFIER/token \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"id": "ab0d4ef71g4425f8dcba9041231813000",
"accessRules": [
{
"action": "block",
"country": [
"US",
"MX"
],
"type": "ip.geoip.country"
},
{
"action": "allow",
"ip": [
"93.184.216.0/24",
"2400:cb00::/32"
],
"type": "ip.src"
},
{
"action": "block",
"type": "any"
}
],
"pem": "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"
}'
```
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```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImU5ZGI5OTBhODI2NjZkZDU3MWM3N2Y5NDRhNWM1YzhkIn0.eyJzdWIiOiJlYTk1MTMyYzE1NzMyNDEyZDIyYzE0NzZmYTgzZjI3YSIsImtpZCI6ImU5ZGI5OTBhODI2NjZkZDU3MWM3N2Y5NDRhNWM1YzhkIiwiZXhwIjoiMTUzNzQ2MDM2NSIsIm5iZiI6IjE1Mzc0NTMxNjUifQ.OZhqOARADn1iubK6GKcn25hN3nU-hCFF5q9w2C4yup0C4diG7aMIowiRpP-eDod8dbAJubsiFuTKrqPcmyCKWYsiv0TQueukqbQlF7HCO1TV-oF6El5-7ldJ46eD-ZQ0XgcIYEKrQOYFF8iDQbqPm3REWd6BnjKZdeVrLzuRaiSnZ9qqFpGu5dfxIY9-nZKDubJHqCr3Imtb211VIG_b9MdtO92JjvkDS-rxT_pkEfTZSafl1OU-98A7KBGtPSJHz2dHORIrUiTA6on4eIXTj9aFhGiir4rSn-rn0OjPRTtJMWIDMoQyE_fwrSYzB7MPuzL2t82BWaEbHZTfixBm5A"
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImU5ZGI5OTBhODI2NjZkZDU3MWM3N2Y5NDRhNWM1YzhkIn0.eyJzdWIiOiJlYTk1MTMyYzE1NzMyNDEyZDIyYzE0NzZmYTgzZjI3YSIsImtpZCI6ImU5ZGI5OTBhODI2NjZkZDU3MWM3N2Y5NDRhNWM1YzhkIiwiZXhwIjoiMTUzNzQ2MDM2NSIsIm5iZiI6IjE1Mzc0NTMxNjUifQ.OZhqOARADn1iubK6GKcn25hN3nU-hCFF5q9w2C4yup0C4diG7aMIowiRpP-eDod8dbAJubsiFuTKrqPcmyCKWYsiv0TQueukqbQlF7HCO1TV-oF6El5-7ldJ46eD-ZQ0XgcIYEKrQOYFF8iDQbqPm3REWd6BnjKZdeVrLzuRaiSnZ9qqFpGu5dfxIY9-nZKDubJHqCr3Imtb211VIG_b9MdtO92JjvkDS-rxT_pkEfTZSafl1OU-98A7KBGtPSJHz2dHORIrUiTA6on4eIXTj9aFhGiir4rSn-rn0OjPRTtJMWIDMoQyE_fwrSYzB7MPuzL2t82BWaEbHZTfixBm5A"
}
}
```