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Proxmox/Proxmox API Authentication.md

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+## Create an API Token on Proxmox
+
+To create a new API Token for your `user` in Proxmox, follow these steps:
+
+1. Open the Proxmox Web UI and navigate to the **'Datacenter'** in the **'Server View'** menu.
+2. Select **'API Token'** in the **'Permissions'** menu.
+3. Click on **'Add'**.
+4. Select the `user`, and add a **'Token ID'**.
+5. (Optional) Disable `Privilege Separation`, and set an `Expire` date.
+6. Click on **'Add'**.
+
+## Check the API Token
+
+To test the API Token, you can use the following command:
+
+```sh
+curl -H "Authorization: PVEAPIToken=root@pam!monitoring=aaaaaaaaa-bbb-cccc-dddd-ef0123456789" https://your-proxmox-url:8006/api2/json/
+```