> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nebius.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Access tokens in Nebius AI Cloud

Access tokens are used for authentication when you work with Nebius AI Cloud interfaces: [Terraform](../../terraform-provider) and the [API](../../grpc-api).

To create an access token, use the following command:

```bash theme={null}
nebius iam get-access-token
```

An access token is valid for 12 hours. After it expires, create a new one.

## Access keys and access tokens

Do not confuse [access keys](../service-accounts/access-keys) with access tokens.

* Access keys are used to authenticate [service accounts](../service-accounts/manage) in AWS-compatible services, such as Object Storage.
* Access tokens are used to authenticate user accounts in Nebius AI Cloud interfaces.