# Simple access token

## Building an integration just for your company?

Are you building an integration to only access your own tiny+ data? 

Rather than registering for a [Client App](/api/getting-access/register-a-client-app.md), you can get a simple long-life access token by visiting [crm.tiny.plus/account/api\_access](https://crm.tiny.plus/account/api_access).

These tokens make accessing our API much simpler. However, they have some important caveats...

You'll need to be an *account admin* to access this page, and the access token will become invalidated if your user account is ever disabled or deleted.

## Important considerations...

{% hint style="info" %}
Treat your access token like a password. Anyone who has it can access your tiny+ account.
{% endhint %}

A couple of really important points about how to use your access token.

1. **Treat your access token like a password to your tiny+ account.** \
   This means that you should NEVER include it in a public Git repository, or in the Javascript code of a website you build. 
2. **Only use these access tokens in server-side code.** \
   These tokens should only ever be used in server-side code, such as in a PHP script.
3. **Actions performed when using our API with this access token will be in the context of your user account.**\
   It may be worthwhile creating a user account in tiny+ that belongs to the integration you are building.
4. **The access token will stop working if your user acconut is disabled or deleted.**\
   You will need another user to generate a new access token if your account is ever going to be deleted.

If you believe your access token has been compromised, you should go to  [crm.tiny.plus/account/api\_access](https://crm.tiny.plus/account/api_access) as soon as possible and revoke it, and generate a new one.


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