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description: User API tokens now use an updated dashboard experience aligned with Account API tokens, with clearer policy editing and review.
title: User API tokens have a redesigned creation experience
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-11-06-user-api-token-redesign/og.png?v=3155c29b2d681016
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November 6, 2026

## User API tokens have a redesigned creation experience

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User API tokens now use a redesigned dashboard experience that more closely matches Account API tokens, making it easier to create and review user-owned credentials while preserving their user-scoped behavior.

![Redesigned User API token creation flow](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=1982,height=1438,format=webp/_astro/2026-11-06-user-api-token-redesign.DtWlHJJL.png)

#### What's new

- **A more consistent creation flow**: User API tokens now follow the same modern dashboard pattern as Account API tokens, including a clearer create and review experience.
- **Improved policy editing**: Policies are now easier to read and manage, with inline controls to add, edit, and remove policy blocks before creating the token.
- **Clearer restrictions during setup**: Expiration presets and client IP address filtering are built directly into the creation flow so you can review token restrictions in one place.

These tokens still act on behalf of the creating user, even though the dashboard experience is now more consistent with Account API tokens. For more information, refer to [Create API token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/), [Create tokens via API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/how-to/create-via-api/), and [Account API tokens](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/account-owned-tokens/).

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