Manage Authentication Tokens

Last modified: 09 October 2024

YouTrack lets users create a range of authentication tokens that they use in turn to log in to YouTrack through external client applications. These authentication variables are shown on the Account Security tab for each user in their Hub account.

  • Permanent tokens let developers access and perform operations securely using REST API calls in their scripts and applications without having to implement more complicated OAuth 2.0 authentication flows.

  • Application passwords give an app or device permission to access YouTrack. Users who have enabled 2FA can generate these passwords to log into third-party applications that don't support the second factor for logging in.

  • Refresh tokens are automatically generated by YouTrack for connected services that support OAuth 2.0 authentication.

As an administrator, you can view and manage the collection of authentication tokens that are available to other users in YouTrack.

If you are not an administrator and are trying to add a token for yourself, see Manage Permanent Tokens.