# Instance Api Tokens Actions
Details on the various actions that can be performed on the
Instance Api Tokens resource, including the expected
parameters and the potential responses.
##### Contents
* [Get](#get)
* [Post](#post)
## Get
Returns the API tokens for an instance
```ruby
result = client.instance_api_tokens.get(instanceId: my_instance_id)
puts result
```
#### Authentication
The client must be configured with a valid api access token to call this
action. The token must include at least one of the following scopes:
all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instanceApiTokens.*, or instanceApiTokens.get.
#### Available Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default | Example |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- |
| instanceId | string | Y | ID associated with the instance | | 575ec7417ae143cd83dc4a96 |
| sortField | string | N | Field to sort the results by. Accepted values are: name, status, id, creationDate, lastUpdated, expirationDate | name | name |
| sortDirection | string | N | Direction to sort the results by. Accepted values are: asc, desc | asc | asc |
| page | string | N | Which page of results to return | 0 | 0 |
| perPage | string | N | How many items to return per page | 100 | 10 |
| filterField | string | N | Field to filter the results by. Blank or not provided means no filtering. Accepted values are: name, status | | key |
| filter | string | N | Filter to apply against the filtered field. Supports globbing. Blank or not provided means no filtering. | | my*token |
| losantdomain | string | N | Domain scope of request (rarely needed) | | example.com |
#### Successful Responses
| Code | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| 200 | [API Token](_schemas.md#api-token) | Collection of API tokens |
#### Error Responses
| Code | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| 400 | [Error](_schemas.md#error) | Error if malformed request |
## Post
Create a new API token for an instance
```ruby
result = client.instance_api_tokens.post(
instanceId: my_instance_id,
apiToken: my_api_token)
puts result
```
#### Authentication
The client must be configured with a valid api access token to call this
action. The token must include at least one of the following scopes:
all.Instance, all.User, instanceApiTokens.*, or instanceApiTokens.post.
#### Available Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default | Example |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- |
| instanceId | string | Y | ID associated with the instance | | 575ec7417ae143cd83dc4a96 |
| apiToken | [API Token Post](_schemas.md#api-token-post) | Y | API token information | | [API Token Post Example](_schemas.md#api-token-post-example) |
| losantdomain | string | N | Domain scope of request (rarely needed) | | example.com |
#### Successful Responses
| Code | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| 201 | [API Token](_schemas.md#api-token) | The successfully created API token |
#### Error Responses
| Code | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| 400 | [Error](_schemas.md#error) | Error if malformed request |