# Astra DB application tokens are shown only once at generation: copy it immediately

## TL;DR

DataStax Astra DB shows the application token exactly once, right after you generate it. If your agent (or a setup script) generates a token and does not persist it in that moment, there is no way to view it again: you have to generate a new one. The Microsoft copilot-connectors deployment doc for DataStax warns: "Store the application token securely...

Use this when you run into the situation in the title.

**When not to use this skill:** unrelated tasks. It covers only the procedure above.

## Compatibility

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## Details

The token is shown only once during generation." The token is a long string starting with AstraCS:... Automation that provisions Astra DB tokens must write the token to the secret store in the same step as generation, before doing anything else. If a token is lost, generate a replacement and rotate the stored value rather than hunting for the old one.

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