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{{Note|If you don't have access to a BigID environment to get a token, you can get one from the sandbox by running the automation after the steps.}}
{{Note|If you don't have access to a BigID environment to get a token, you can get one from the sandbox by running the automation after the steps.}}


To do this we need to navigate to the Access Management screen under Administration -> Access Management. On the Access Management screen, select the user you want to create a token for from the System Users List. Then press the {{Key|Generate}} button highlighted on the screenshot below.
To do this we need to navigate to the Access Management screen under Administration -> Access Management. On the Access Management screen, select the user you want to create a token for from the System Users List. Then press the {{Key|Generate}} highlighted on the screenshot below.


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Revision as of 17:19, 3 March 2022

In this tutorial we're going to authenticate with BigID using a user token to retrieve a list of data sources.

First we'll need to create a user token for us to use through the BigID UI.

If you don't have access to a BigID environment to get a token, you can get one from the sandbox by running the automation after the steps.

To do this we need to navigate to the Access Management screen under Administration -> Access Management. On the Access Management screen, select the user you want to create a token for from the System Users List. Then press the Generate highlighted on the screenshot below.