Easy way to test an API token programatically?

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What would be the best way to check an API token? Currently im doing const testResponse = await fetch(`${strapiURL}/api/global`, { method: "GET", headers, }); but ive noticed when the global route is not published, this fails as a 404, so doesn’t let me test my token.

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There isn’t really any default endpoint you can use to test if an API token is valid or not, user JWTs you can use the /me route to get the users data but API tokens have nothing really.

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ah okay, that’s fair thanks

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I suppose best case would be to create a custom endpoint/controller that does something basic like validate the token and give a generic response

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You could build one pretty quickly in about 5 minutes or so if you really needed one

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yeah may be worth doing