Proxmox-create-api-token.md

Create Proxmox API Token

1. Navigate to the Proxmox portal, click on Datacenter > Permissions > Groups

2. Click the Create button. Name the group something informative, like api-ro-users

3. Click on the Permissions > Add -> Group Permission

    Path: /
    Group: group from Step 2
    Role: PVEAuditor
    Propagate: Checked
   

4. Click on the Permissions > Users > Add

    User name: something informative like api
    Realm: Linux PAM standard authentication
    Group: group from Step 2
   

5. Click on the Permissions > API Tokens > Add

    User: user from Step 4
    Token ID: something informative like the application or purpose like homepage
    Privilege Separation: Checked
   

6. Click on the Permissions > Add > API Token Permission

    Path: /
    API Token: select the Token ID created in Step 5
    Role: PVE Auditor
    Propagate: Checked