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> Describes how to update the access token lifetime for an API using the Auth0 Dashboard.

# Update Access Token Lifetime

You can change the <Tooltip tip="Access Token: Authorization credential, in the form of an opaque string or JWT, used to access an API." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=access+token">access token</Tooltip> lifetime using the <Tooltip tip="Access Token: Authorization credential, in the form of an opaque string or JWT, used to access an API." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=Auth0+Dashboard">Auth0 Dashboard</Tooltip>.

## Configure access token lifetime

1. Go to [Dashboard > Applications > APIs](https://manage.auth0.com/#/apis) and select the name of the API to view.

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2. Locate the **Maximum Access Token Lifetime** field under **Access Token Expiration**.

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3. Enter the desired lifetime (in seconds) for access tokens issued for this API.

   * Default value is `86,400` seconds (24 hours).
   * Maximum value is `2,592,000 seconds` (30 days).
4. Select **Save Changes**.

## Token Expiration For Browser Flows

The **Implicit / Hybrid Flow Access Token Lifetime** field refers to access tokens issued for the API through implicit and hybrid flows and does not cover all flows initiated from browsers.

For example, the PKCE flow (used in `auth0-js-spa` SDK) can be initiated from the browser, but it references the **Token Expiration** value, not the **Implicit / Hybrid Flow Access Token Lifetime** value.

## Restricted lifetime for MFA access tokens

The lifetime of access tokens with the `{yourAuth0Domain}/mfa` <Tooltip tip="Audience: Unique identifier of the audience for an issued token. Named aud in a token, its value contains the ID of either an application (Client ID) for an ID Token or an API (API Identifier) for an Access Token." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=audience">audience</Tooltip> are restricted to `600` seconds (10 minutes) for security reasons and cannot be modified.

## Learn more

* [Update ID Token Lifetime](/docs/secure/tokens/id-tokens/update-id-token-lifetime)