---
layout: api
page_title: ACL Identities - HTTP API
description: |-
  Use the `/acl/identity` endpoint to create client introduction identity tokens.
---

# ACL identities HTTP API

Use the `/acl/identity` endpoint to create client introduction identity tokens.

## Create client introduction identity

This endpoint creates an ACL identity for use with client introduction.

| Method | Path                                         | Produces           |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| `POST` | `/v1/acl/identity/client-introduction-token` | `application/json` |

The following table shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/nomad/api-docs#blocking-queries) and
[required ACLs](/nomad/api-docs#acls).

| Blocking Queries | ACL Required |
|------------------|--------------|
| `NO`             | `node:write` |

### Parameters

- `NodeName` `(string: <optional>)` - The name of the node to which the introduction token is
  scoped. If not specified, the value is left empty.

- `NodePool` `(string: <optional>)` - The node pool to which the introduction token is scoped.
  If not specified, the value is `default`.

- `TTL` `(string: <optional>)` - The TTL to apply to the introduction token. If not specified, the
  server configured default value is used.

### Sample payload

```json
{
  "NodeName": "node-338ef6e9",
  "NodePool": "platform",
  "TTL": "15m"
}
```

### Sample request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://localhost:4646/v1/acl/identity/client-introduction-token
```

### Sample response

```json
{
  "JWT":"eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjFlMGJhMmM3LWE5ODktNzI2Ni1kZDdlLWMyYzBkZmU3OTg4OSIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJub21hZHByb2plY3QuaW8iLCJleHAiOjE3NTUwNzE2NDgsImlhdCI6MTc1NTA3MDc0OCwianRpIjoiYWVmMGE3NzUtNzQ0MS1jNjA2LTIyY2UtNGRhZGY4YzExYzlmIiwibmJmIjoxNzU1MDcwNzQ4LCJub21hZF9ub2RlX25hbWUiOiJub2RlLTMzOGVmNmU5Iiwibm9tYWRfbm9kZV9wb29sIjoicGxhdGZvcm0iLCJzdWIiOiJub2RlLWludHJvZHVjdGlvbjpnbG9iYWw6cGxhdGZvcm06bm9kZS0zMzhlZjZlOTpkZWZhdWx0In0.nCyqdlqStkjoX64p-AN0DA90eIbwVj9A-cYRtabEdTmqkocz-31YY9MlCKv0v6oU4AYHwUF-kBXG7LWYQgk2RKgWh-KttjfT1kJaS0k9jfiyVFxrLuz2F_KZO8kBzZFGS4bQw6nw0-6uR0tkkZvKVwrq6L3hyFUWpgB-gI2BidIZz7Y02RNtcpStjv0e-1DVyzFxInIuTnX-Z2fRAZz7w5e1nMtDFpnZgPM3nrjg2ZAKKiX9GiZT9IPip_KRsqdAN5TWkHlNQ7WmdzrIBZNe1IX15JWC7wSyCJn-n-FSSRc71X1P2ZYaOUzmJiGr-x7M95jDZD6CGDykfsD9pFQR_A"
}
```