14.1 Generating a Linode API Token

1. Sign in to the Linode Cloud Manager at https://cloud.linode.com.
2. Open the profile menu in the top-right corner and choose API Tokens.

1. Click Create a Personal Access Token.
2. Give the token a label and an expiry, then grant Read/Write access to at least the following scopes:

• Linodes — create, power, resize, rebuild and delete instances
• Images — capture, upload, replicate and delete images
• Volumes — create, attach, resize and delete Block Storage volumes
• NodeBalancers — create, edit and delete NodeBalancers
• IPs — reverse DNS, IP assignment and sharing, IPv6 ranges
• Account — read the event history and account settings
• Profile — manage SSH keys

1. Click Create Token and copy the token immediately — Linode displays it only once.

1. Paste it into the server’s Linode Personal Access Token field in WHMCS (Section 5).

Important: A token missing a scope causes only the affected feature to fail, with the Linode permission error shown to the user. If one Client Area page reports a permission error while others work, check that scope on the token.