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How to create a Linode API token

2026-07-22

Linode, now part of Akamai Connected Cloud, uses personal access tokens with per-product scopes. closedloop needs access to Linodes, Firewalls, and SSH Keys.

What you need

A Linode account. If you do not have one, sign up at linode.com. New accounts get $100 in free credit for 60 days.

Step by step

  1. Log in to the Linode Cloud Manager.

  2. Click your profile name in the top right corner, then select API Tokens.

  3. Click Create a Personal Access Token.

  4. Enter a Label — something like closedloop.

  5. Set an Expiry date if you want the token to expire. You can leave it blank for no expiration.

  6. Under each product category, select the access level. closedloop needs Read/Write for these specific categories:

    • Linodes — to create, manage, and delete instances
    • Firewalls — to create and manage Cloud Firewalls
    • SSH Keys — to upload and manage SSH keys
    • Images — Read Only (to look up Ubuntu images)
    • Account — Read Only (to verify the token works)

    Leave all other categories, including Volumes, at No Access — closedloop stores mail on the instance's own disk, not on block storage.

  7. Click Create Token. Copy the token immediately — it is shown only once.

What closedloop does with it

  1. We validate the token and upload our admin SSH key to your account.
  2. We provision a Linode instance with a Cloud Firewall that blocks inbound and outbound mail traffic.
  3. After you claim the loop, revoke our SSH key from the dashboard.

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