You can create a new token that can be used to connect to one database using the command:

turso db tokens create <database-name> [flags]

Flags

FlagDescription
-e, --expirationThe expiration time for a token, can be never or a value in days, e.g. 7d .
-r, --read-onlyRestrict the token to read only access.

Examples

The examples below outline the most common use cases for the db tokens create command.

Create a token with read only access

You can create a token with read only access to a database using the following command:

turso db tokens create <database-name> --read-only

Create a token with a specific expiration time

You can create a token with a specific expiration time using the following command:

turso db tokens create <database-name> --expiration 7d3h2m1s