# CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken
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Creates a shell authentication token for interactive shell access to a running MicroVM. The MicroVM must have been run with the SHELL\_INGRESS network connector attached.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /2025-09-09/microvms/{{microvmIdentifier}}/shell-auth-token HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "expirationInMinutes": {{number}}
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [microvmIdentifier](#API_CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lambdamicrovm-CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken-request-uri-microvmIdentifier"></a>
The ID of the MicroVM to create a shell authentication token for.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [expirationInMinutes](#API_CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="lambdamicrovm-CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken-request-expirationInMinutes"></a>
The duration in minutes before the shell authentication token expires.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "authToken": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [authToken](#API_CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="lambdamicrovm-CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken-response-authToken"></a>
The generated shell authentication token key-value pairs for accessing the MicroVM.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Maximum number of 10 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Key Pattern: `[^\s]+`   
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 8000.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal server error occurred. Retry the request later.    
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
The number of seconds to wait before retrying the request.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource does not exist.    
 ** resourceId **   
The identifier of the resource that was not found.  
 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource that was not found.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling. Retry the request later.    
 ** quotaCode **   
The quota code of the throttled service quota.  
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
The number of seconds to wait before retrying the request.  
 ** serviceCode **   
The service code of the throttled service quota.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input does not satisfy the constraints specified by the service.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lambda-microvms-2025-09-09/CreateMicrovmShellAuthToken)