topic Re: There are so many tokens. Which one do I use for what? in Open Q&A https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269211#M35611 <P><SPAN><STRONG>OAuth clients</STRONG> are used for accessing the account management APIs as well as platform services. Their primary use is in integration and automation scenarios. OAuth clients can only be created by Account admins. <BR /><BR /><STRONG>Platform tokens</STRONG> are used to access the platform services with the user's privileges. They allow every user to consume the data he can access via the API. <BR /><BR /><STRONG>Classic access</STRONG> tokens are used to access the v1 and v2 APIs of Dynatrace. They're not compatible with platform services. </SPAN></P> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:06:47 GMT Jon2 2025-02-04T13:06:47Z There are so many tokens. Which one do I use for what? https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269210#M35610 <P><SPAN>What are the primary uses of OAuth clients, platform tokens, and classic access tokens in Dynatrace?</SPAN></P> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:05:36 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269210#M35610 GosiaMurawska 2025-02-04T13:05:36Z Re: There are so many tokens. Which one do I use for what? https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269211#M35611 <P><SPAN><STRONG>OAuth clients</STRONG> are used for accessing the account management APIs as well as platform services. Their primary use is in integration and automation scenarios. OAuth clients can only be created by Account admins. <BR /><BR /><STRONG>Platform tokens</STRONG> are used to access the platform services with the user's privileges. They allow every user to consume the data he can access via the API. <BR /><BR /><STRONG>Classic access</STRONG> tokens are used to access the v1 and v2 APIs of Dynatrace. They're not compatible with platform services. </SPAN></P> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:06:47 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269211#M35611 Jon2 2025-02-04T13:06:47Z Re: There are so many tokens. Which one do I use for what? https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269271#M35617 <P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI><STRONG>OAuth Clients</STRONG>: Secure integrations with external apps via client credentials.</LI><LI><STRONG>Platform Tokens</STRONG>: Long-lived tokens for interacting with platform services.</LI><LI><STRONG>Classic Access Tokens</STRONG>: Used for API access, now mostly replaced by platform tokens.</LI></UL><P><A href="https://youtu.be/zrqtWOKz1CY" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/zrqtWOKz1CY</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:18:25 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/There-are-so-many-tokens-Which-one-do-I-use-for-what/m-p/269271#M35617 Abidyaseen 2025-02-05T07:18:25Z