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Rotate user, group, or project access tokens

## Synopsis

Rotate user, group, or project access token, then print the new token on stdout. If multiple tokens with
the same name exist, you can specify the ID of the token.

The expiration date of the token will be calculated by adding the duration (default 30 days) to the
current date, with expiration occurring at midnight UTC on the calculated date. Alternatively you can
specify a different duration using days (d), weeks (w), or hours (h), or provide an explicit end date.

The output format can be either "JSON" or "text". The JSON output will show the meta information of the
rotated token.

Administrators can rotate personal access tokens belonging to other users.

```plaintext
glab token rotate <token-name|token-id> [flags]
```

## Aliases

```plaintext
rotate
rot
```

## Examples

```console
# Rotate project access token of current project (default 30 days)
$ glab token rotate my-project-token

# Rotate project access token with explicit expiration date
$ glab token rotate --repo user/repo my-project-token --expires-at 2025-08-08

# Rotate group access token with 7 day lifetime
$ glab token rotate --group group/sub-group my-group-token --duration 7d

# Rotate personal access token with 2 week lifetime
$ glab token rotate --user @me my-personal-token --duration 2w

# Rotate a personal access token of another user (administrator only)
$ glab token rotate --user johndoe johns-personal-token --duration 90d

```

## Options

```plaintext
  -D, --duration duration   Sets the token lifetime in days. Accepts: days (30d), weeks (4w), or hours in multiples of 24 (24h, 168h, 720h). Maximum: 365d. The token expires at midnight UTC on the calculated date. (default 30d)
  -E, --expires-at DATE     Sets the token's expiration date and time, in YYYY-MM-DD format. If not specified, --duration is used. (default 0001-01-01)
  -g, --group string        Rotate group access token. Ignored if a user or repository argument is set.
  -F, --output string       Format output as: text, json. 'text' provides the new token value; 'json' outputs the token with metadata. (default "text")
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.
  -U, --user string         Rotate personal access token. Use @me for the current user.
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
  -h, --help   Show help for this command.
```
