kongctl create pat

Uses: kongctl
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Create a Konnect personal access token.

Command usage

Usage:
  kongctl create pat [flags]

Aliases:
  pat, pats

Examples:
  kongctl create pat --name ci --expires-in 30d -o token
  kongctl create pat --name ci --expires-in 7d --jq -r '.token'


Flags:
      --base-url string         Base URL for Konnect API requests.
                                - Config path: [ konnect.base-url ]
                                - Default   : [ https://us.api.konghq.com ]
      --color-theme string      Configures the CLI UI/theme (prompt, tables, TUI elements).
                                - Config path: [ color-theme ]
                                - Examples   : [ auto, 3024_day, 3024_night, aardvark_blue, abernathy ]
                                - Reference  : [ https://github.com/lrstanley/bubbletint/blob/master/DEFAULT_TINTS.md ] (default "auto")
      --config-file string      Path to the configuration file to load.
                                - Default: [ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kongctl/config.yaml ]
      --expires-at string       Token expiration timestamp in RFC3339 format, for example 2026-06-24T12:00:00Z or 2026-06-24T12:00:00+02:00. Fractional seconds are accepted. Must be between 1 day and 365 days (12 months) from now.
      --expires-in string       Token lifetime. Use a duration between 1 day and 365 days (12 months). Supported units are ns, us, ms, s, m, h, and d (days). Examples: 24h, 36h, 1d, 30d.
  -h, --help                    help for pat
      --jq string               Filter JSON responses using jq expressions (powered by gojq for full jq compatibility)
      --jq-color string         Controls colorized output for jq filter results.
                                - Config path: [ jq.color.enabled ]
                                - Allowed    : [ auto|always|never ] (default "auto")
      --jq-color-theme string   Select the color theme used for jq filter results.
                                - Config path: [ jq.color.theme ]
                                - Examples   : [ friendly, github-dark, dracula ]
                                - Reference  : [ https://xyproto.github.io/splash/docs/ ] (default "friendly")
  -r, --jq-raw-output           Output string jq results without JSON quotes (like jq -r).
                                - Config path: [ jq.raw-output ]
      --log-file string         Write execution logs to the specified file instead of STDERR.
                                - Config path: [ log-file ]
      --log-level string        Configures the logging level. Execution logs are written to STDERR.
                                - Config path: [ log-level ]
                                - Allowed    : [ trace|debug|info|warn|error ] (default "error")
      --name string             Token name
      --no-telemetry            Disable telemetry for this command invocation. Overrides config and env.
                                - Config path: [ telemetry.enabled ]
                                - Env var    : [ KONGCTL_NO_TELEMETRY ]
                                - Default    : [ false ]
  -o, --output string           Configures the format of data written to STDOUT.
                                - Config path: [ output ]
                                - Allowed    : [ json|yaml|text|token|env ] (default "text")
      --pat string              Konnect Personal Access Token (PAT) used to authenticate the CLI.
                                Setting this value overrides tokens obtained from the login command.
                                - Config path: [ konnect.pat ]
  -p, --profile string          Specify the profile to use for this command. (default "default")
      --region string           Konnect region identifier (for example "eu"). Used to construct the base URL when --base-url is not provided.
                                - Config path: [ konnect.region ]
      --user-id string          Konnect user ID. Defaults to the authenticated user.

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