Docs / SynthEvents / Errors / token-expired
token-expired
The request to generate events carries a token that has expired.
- Status:
401 Unauthorized - Route:
POST /api/v1/generate-events - Description:
token is expired: expected a token that is still valid - Details:
expiredAt, the moment the token expired, in UTC. The response has the headerWWW-Authenticate: Bearer.
Why It Happens#
A token is valid until midnight in Berlin after the last day of the occasion it was issued for, such as a workshop or a talk. The token is right in every other way, but that moment has passed.
How to Fix It#
Ask for a new token with a tailor-made data set.
Example#
For a token that expired at the end of 15 October 2026 in Berlin, SynthEvents answers:
{
"type": "error",
"data": {
"code": "https://docs.synthevents.io/errors/token-expired",
"description": "token is expired: expected a token that is still valid",
"details": {
"expiredAt": "2026-10-15T22:00:00Z"
}
}
}