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# Authorization
The **Authorization** feature in Avo Assure generates a token used to authenticate API requests, such as creating or validating verticals, managing users and projects, and handling SSO role mappings. This token acts as a temporary digital credential and remains valid only for a specific duration (for example, 1 day or 1 week).
## Key Capabilities
The Authorization Token Enables You To:
* **Secure API Access**: Prevent unauthorized users from performing sensitive actions.
* **Enable Access**: Allow to perform tasks directly via API (such as creating users or projects).
* **Manage Session Duration**: Control how long external access remains valid through configurable expiry settings.
## This Article Contains the Following Module
[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)\
Prerequisites for Authorization in Avo Assure.
[Generating an Authorization Token](#generating-authorization-token)\
Steps to generate an Authorization Token in Avo Assure.
[Example: Creating a Vertical in Avo Assure](#example-creating-a-vertical-in-avo-assure)\
Steps to use the generated token to create a new Vertical in Avo Assure.
## Prerequisites
The following requirements must be fulfilled before you generate an authorization token:
* **Active Account**: You must have a valid and active Avo Assure user account.
* **Project Creation**: You must have an active project created in Avo Assure to work on Webservice automation.
* **Valid APIs**: You should have the valid Avo Assure APIs.
## Generating Authorization Token
To generate a new API token, perform the following actions:
1. On the **Home** page, select the **Utilities**.
2. Select the **Authorization** tab to generate the **Auth Token**.
3. Locate the **Select the token expiry** dropdown and choose the desired expiration (such as, 1 Day or 1 Week).
4. Select the **Generate Auth Token** to create a new alphanumeric token, which appears in the Generated Token field.
5. Select the **Copy to Clipboard** to copy the token for use in your API client.
### Example: Creating a Vertical in Avo Assure
To apply the generated token in an API client, perform the following actions:
1. On the **Home** page, select the **Design Studio** button. The **Element Repository** page opens.
2. Create a new folder by clicking on the **Create Folder** (**+**) icon and then create a repository by selecting **Webservice** as the application type.
{% hint style="info" %}
To learn more about **Creating a folder** and **Repository** for Webservice, [click here](/avo-assure/avo-assure-supported-technologies-for-automation/webservice-automation/creating-webservice-element.md).
{% endhint %}
3. Select **POST** as the request method from the **Select** dropdown.
4. Enter the **Avo Assure APIs URL** in the **Enter URL** box.
* **URL**:
5. Select the **Header** and **Body** tab and enter the following details:
Header
1. Enter the header details in the **Header** tab.
Body
1. Enter the body details in the **Body** tab.
6. Select the **Authorization** tab and select the **Bearer Token** from the **TYPE** dropdown.
7. Paste the generated auth token into the Token field.
{% hint style="info" %}
To learn more about **Generating Authorization Token**, [click here](#generating-authorization-token).
{% endhint %}
8. Select the **Save** and **Send** button to save the request details and execute the API.
9. Select **Response** tab to view the **Header** and **Body** response from the system.
Body
The **Body** tab displays the response returned by the server. The content is displayed in JSON format.
Header
The **Header** tab displays the **HTTP status code**, **Server**, **response time**, **Content-Type**, and **Length**.
{% hint style="info" %}
To learn more on **Webservice Automation**, [click here](/avo-assure/avo-assure-supported-technologies-for-automation/webservice-automation.md).
{% endhint %}
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