# API Token not Given

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/api-token-not-given/9182>\
**Category:** API/SDK/Tea/HelmChart/Terraform\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/api-token-not-given/9182 "2024-05-22T14:56:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kr6994e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8baadc/32.png) [@kr6994e](https://forum.gitea.com/u/kr6994e)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/api-token-not-given/9182/1 "2024-05-22T14:56:51Z")

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I am running a gitea instance in docker container and using nginx reverse proxy to access web GUI.  
When I am trying to create a API token via the web GUI it creates just fine but does not show me the token anywhere. am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![lunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/lunny/32/4701_2.png) [@lunny](https://forum.gitea.com/u/lunny)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/api-token-not-given/9182/2 "2024-05-23T03:04:51Z")

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The token should be displayed on the top of the page. There is a top bar with green background.