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API connections let you connect Slant to external tools. Use the API tab to create personal access tokens, the MCP tab to connect MCP-compatible clients, and the Zapier tab to connect Zapier automations. Personal access tokens let you read your Slant data from outside the app — useful for spreadsheets, custom dashboards, AI assistants, and other integrations. Each token is tied to your user account and inherits your access.
Tokens are read-only by default. To enable write access for a token, click Enable write access on the token’s row and tell us how you’ll use it — see Enable write access.

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Create a token

To open the token list, go to Settings → API connections, then select the API tab.
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Click Create token

The Create API token form opens.
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Enter a Token name

Use a name that describes where the token will be used (for example, “Tax export spreadsheet” or “Personal Zapier”). The name only helps you recognize the token later.
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Click Create token

Slant generates a token that starts with slnt_pat_ and shows it under Your new API token.
Copy the token before leaving the page. After you navigate away, the full value cannot be viewed again — only the first few characters are stored.
Click Copy next to the token, then paste it into the tool that needs API access.

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Token list

Each token you create appears in the table below the create button:
  • Name — the label you gave the token
  • Token — the first few characters, for identification only
  • Access — Read only or Read & write — read-only by default
  • Created by — the user who issued the token
  • Created — the date the token was issued
  • Last used — the most recent time the token made a request, or Never if it hasn’t been used yet

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Enable write access

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Click Enable write access

Click Enable write access on the token’s row in the list. (Only appears for read-only tokens.)
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Describe how you'll use it

In the Enable write access dialog, fill in Why do you need write access? with a short description of how you’ll use it.
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Click Enable write access

A toast confirms “Write access enabled” and the token changes to Read & write immediately.

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Revoke a token

Revoke a token any time you no longer need it, or as soon as you suspect it’s been exposed.
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Find the token in the table

Match the Name or first few characters of the token.
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Click the trash icon

The Revoke token confirmation appears.
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Click Revoke

The token stops working immediately. Any tool using it will lose access.
Revoking a token cannot be undone. Tools using the revoked token need a new one before they’ll work again.

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Use a token

Pass the token in the Authorization header of every API request:
For full request and response details, see the API reference.

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FAQ

Yes. Tokens are read-only by default. Click Enable write access on the token’s row, fill in the reason, and click Enable write access. Write access is enabled immediately.
Your tokens are tied to your user account. When your account is removed, the tokens stop working.
No. The full token is only shown once, right after it’s created. Revoke the old token and create a new one.
Yes. A token inherits the same book access as your user account. If you’re added to or removed from a book, the token’s access changes with it.

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Next steps

API reference

Authentication, endpoints, and request examples.

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