# chainctl auth pull-token

URL: https://www.chainguard.dev/docs/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_pull-token.md
Last Modified: October 30, 2026
Tags: chainctl, Reference, Product

## chainctl auth pull-token

Create a pull token.

```
chainctl auth pull-token [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --description string   Optional description for the pull token.
      --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    Comma-separated repository types to create one pull token for, each one of: oci, apk, java, python, ruby_athena, rust, javascript, ruby, java_athena, python_athena, dotnet_athena, javascript_athena, dotnet, go, go_athena, rust_athena. "all" selects oci and apk. The token gets one role binding per repository type. (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`. The maximum depends on the organization's plan: 720h (30 days) for Starter, 168h (7 days) for Team and 8760h (one year) for other plans. (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](/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth/)	 - Auth related commands for the Chainguard platform.
* [chainctl auth pull-token create](/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_pull-token_create/)	 - Create a pull token.
* [chainctl auth pull-token list](/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_pull-token_list/)	 - List all pull-tokens