# chainctl auth pull-token create

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Last Modified: April 30, 2026
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 chainctl auth pull-token create Create a pull token.
chainctl auth pull-token create [--save=true|false] [--name=NAME] [--ttl=NUM_HOURS_ACTIVE] [--parent=PARENT] [--repository={oci|apk|java|python|javascript}] [flags] Examples # Create a pull token for container registry pull access. chainctl auth pull-token create # Create a pull token for pull access to a library ecosystem. chainctl auth pull-token create --repository=java # Create a pull token that lasts for 24 hours. chainctl auth pull-token create --ttl=24h # Create a pull token for a particular organization. chainctl auth pull-token create --parent=my-org Options --name string Optional name for the pull token. (default "pull-token") --parent string The IAM organization or folder with which the pull token identity is associated. --repository string The repository type to create a pull token for. Must be one of: oci, apk, java, python, javascript. (default "oci") --save Save the OCI registry pull token to the Docker configuration. --ttl ns Time To Live for the validity of the pull token. Valid unit strings range from nanoseconds to hours and are ns, `us`, `ms`, `s`, `m`, and `h`. Maximum value is 8760h or one year. (default 720h0m0s) Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl auth pull-token	- Create a pull token.