Verify Clerk M2M token

Verify an M2M token in a connected Clerk instance.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

POST/v1/clerk/m2m-tokens/verify

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/m2m-tokens/verify

5 tokens

Verify an M2M token in a connected Clerk instance.

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.verify_m2m_token

Parameters2 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

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

tokenstringRequired

M2M token string to verify.

Response9 fields

m2m_tokenobject

8 fields

Verified M2M token metadata from the Backend API.

idstring

M2M token id (mt_...).

subjectstring

Machine id (mch_...) that created or owns the token.

tokenstring

M2M token secret when returned on creation. Treat as high-privilege — do not log.

revokedboolean

Whether the token has been revoked.

expiredboolean

Whether the token has expired.

expirationinteger

Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the token expires.

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/m2m-tokens/verify"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
    "token": "m2m_example_token_secret"
}

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

Example responses1 example

200Verified M2M token metadata.

verified_m2m_token.json

{
  "m2m_token": {
    "id": "mt_f7f0ba8c3b4843ce7d85fcdd5e71853e",
    "subject": "mch_2abc123",
    "revoked": false,
    "expired": false,
    "expiration": 1710003600000,
    "created_at": 1710000000000,
    "updated_at": 1710000000000
  }
}