# Authentication Token

Payout end points require you to use access token for authentication. Hence as a first step an access token needs to be generated, these tokens have a TTL and hence need to be refreshed after every few mins.

Read more about access tokens [here](https://auth0.com/docs/tokens/concepts/access-tokens)

![Get started with integration](https://1034418514-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M69P6LAthii_z-f9pnY%2F-M6aVZR7ABACGq2cVflM%2F-M6aVc2GILGnnKxh_HC4%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=48ab2de3-16b5-4fde-9fd0-4d6ef5cd99a0)

## ​Ways to generate auth tokens

![Ways to generate auth token](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2Fpayouts%2F-M610Z6RIdmfKM1Ymuub%2F-M610raXY5Cpi6kuGLq1%2F0.png?generation=1588098218583381\&alt=media)