Create Clerk sign-in token

Create a magic-link style sign-in token for a user in a connected Clerk application.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

POST/v1/clerk/sign-in-tokens

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/sign-in-tokens

15 tokens

Create a magic-link style sign-in token for a user in a connected Clerk application.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.create_sign_in_token

Parameters3 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

user_idstringRequired

Clerk user id (user_...) to retrieve or modify.

expires_in_secondsintegerOptional

Token lifetime in seconds (minimum 1). Defaults to 2592000 (30 days).

min 1

Response8 fields

sign_in_tokenobject

7 fields

Created Clerk sign-in token object from the Backend API.

idstring

Sign-in token id.

user_idstring

Clerk user id (user_...) the token is for.

statusstring

Token status (pending, accepted, or revoked).

tokenstring

Sign-in token secret. Treat as high-privilege — do not log.

urlstring

Optional sign-in URL that includes the token.

created_atinteger

Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the token was created.

updated_atinteger

Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the token was last updated.

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/sign-in-tokens"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
    "user_id": "user_2abc123"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200Newly created Clerk sign-in token.

created_sign_in_token.json

{
  "sign_in_token": {
    "id": "sit_2abc123",
    "user_id": "user_2abc123",
    "status": "pending",
    "token": "secret_sign_in_token_value",
    "url": "https://example.com/sign-in?token=secret_sign_in_token_value",
    "created_at": 1710000000000,
    "updated_at": 1710000000000
  }
}