---
title: stack es security get-token cli command
description: Get a token. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4089/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/es/security/get-token
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack es security get-token cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack es security get-token [options]
```

Get a token.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--grant-type enum">
    The type of grant.
    Supported grant types are: `password`, `_kerberos`, `client_credentials`, and `refresh_token`.
    **Values:** password, client_credentials, _kerberos, refresh_token
  </definition>
  <definition term="--scope string">
    The scope of the token.
    Currently tokens are only issued for a scope of FULL regardless of the value sent with the request.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--password string">
    The user's password.
    If you specify the `password` grant type, this parameter is required.
    This parameter is not valid with any other supported grant type.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kerberos-ticket string">
    The base64 encoded kerberos ticket.
    If you specify the `_kerberos` grant type, this parameter is required.
    This parameter is not valid with any other supported grant type.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--refresh-token string">
    The string that was returned when you created the token, which enables you to extend its life.
    If you specify the `refresh_token` grant type, this parameter is required.
    This parameter is not valid with any other supported grant type.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--username string">
    The username that identifies the user.
    If you specify the `password` grant type, this parameter is required.
    This parameter is not valid with any other supported grant type.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--error-trace">
    When set to `true` Elasticsearch will include the full stack trace of errors
    when they occur.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--filter-path string">
    Comma-separated list of filters in dot notation which reduce the response
    returned by Elasticsearch.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--filter-path` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--human">
    When set to `true` will return statistics in a format suitable for humans.
    For example `"exists_time": "1h"` for humans and
    `"exists_time_in_millis": 3600000` for computers. When disabled the human
    readable values will be omitted. This makes sense for responses being consumed
    only by machines.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--pretty">
    If set to `true` the returned JSON will be "pretty-formatted". Only use
    this option for debugging only.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>