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title: create
slug: /reference/typescript/rest/video/room-tokens/create
description: Create a video room token.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Generate a room token allowing a client to join a video room.

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="POST /api/video/room_tokens" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="POST /api/video/room_tokens" />

## **Example**

```typescript {9}
import { RestClient } from "@signalwire/sdk";

const client = new RestClient({
  project: "your-project-id",
  token: "your-api-token",
  host: "your-space.signalwire.com",
});

const tokenResult = await client.video.roomTokens.create({
  room_name: "my_room",
  user_name: "John Smith",
  permissions: [
    "room.self.audio_mute",
    "room.self.audio_unmute",
    "room.self.video_mute",
    "room.self.video_unmute",
  ],
  auto_create_room: true,
});
console.log("Token:", tokenResult.token);
```