How to generate token from API

[James Regis]

Hello,

Since a few days I'm looking for a way to generate a token via API because I'd like to automate the creation of organizations and repositories with Ansible. Could one of you tell me how to do it?

Thanks

James

[Daniel Messer]

Hi James,

tokens are essentially API keys, so by this nature you cannot create them via the API as part of a script. This is similar to GitHub Personal Access Tokens (PATs): you use the UI to create these Application Tokens according to the scope you need them. If this is part of a deployment automation in a greenfield environment, where Quay does not exist yet, you can use the Quay configuration file and the API when you deploy a fresh Quay instance.

HTH,
Daniel

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Daniel Messer

Product Manager Operator Framework & Quay

Red Hat OpenShift

[James Regis]

Hi Daniel, 

That's what I thought too. Thanks for your answer.

Can you tell me what is the best (recommended) way to proceed ?

First install Quay and as quayadmin (first admin user) create a token with Administrative User right and use that one to create Orgs, Repos, Robots, etc ... ? or is there another way to do it ?

Regards,

James

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James

[Daniel Messer]

Hi James,

in our documentation we have described a way how you can use the API to get the first initial user setup and an API token as part of that operation. It only works with a vanilla / fresh Quay deployment. If that user is configured with superuser privileges it can work as you described.

See here: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_quay/3.7/html/deploy_red_hat_quay_on_openshift_with_the_quay_operator/operator-deploy#deploy-quay-api

Best,

Daniel

[James Regis]

Thank you Daniel !