# Adjust the API authentication token expiration time in Taiga

**URL:** https://community.taiga.io/t/adjust-the-api-authentication-token-expiration-time-in-taiga/8008
**Category:** FAQ
**Tags:** docker
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/adjust-the-api-authentication-token-expiration-time-in-taiga/8008 "2025-07-16T20:04:00Z")
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### Author: ![bwang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@bwang](https://community.taiga.io/u/bwang)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/adjust-the-api-authentication-token-expiration-time-in-taiga/8008/1 "2025-07-16T20:04:00Z")

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we are using a self-hosted Taiga instance, the AUTH\_TOKEN of REST API has an expiration time so i must update it with a refresh API call. Is it Possible to set expiration time for a lang time? for example 20 days?  
LG  
Bao