---
title: "Edit a Management Token"
description: "Learn how to edit a management token in Contentstack, including permissions, expiry, and rate limit settings."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/edit-a-management-token"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-07-23"
---

# Edit a Management Token

In Contentstack, you can update the management token details after it is generated. However, you cannot modify the token value itself.

To edit an existing management token, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login/), go to your [stack](/docs/headless-cms/about-stack), and perform the following steps:

1.  Click the “Settings” icon.
2.  Select **Tokens** from the list.
3.  Navigate to the **Management Tokens** tab and click a management token you want to edit.
4.  Update the necessary fields such as name, description, selected branches or aliases (scope), stack-level permissions (read/write), expiration date, or manage rate limits.
    
    **Note:** Manage Rate Limits is a plan-based feature. For more details, contact our [support](mailto:support@contentstack.com) team.
    
5.  Click **Save** to apply the changes.

![Edit management token screen](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt146196e797427451/67fe51b51650674fea249d4a/Edit_Mgmt_Token.png "Edit management token screen")

**Note:** You can update most details of a management token, but you can't view or change the token string after you create it. If you need a new token value, you must generate a new management token.