JWT User Token: What does "tokenType=Application" mean

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November 21, 2025
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I used the Application integration key as the userId and called the ApiClient#requestJWTUserToken method. The returned tokenType was Application. What is the function of this token? Is there any documentation to explain?

Best answer by Cassandra.Grey

Hi randy, I believe that this is an application access token. It impersonates your app rather than a user, you can only use it for calling Docusign Admin API endpoints.

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Hi randy, I believe that this is an application access token. It impersonates your app rather than a user, you can only use it for calling Docusign Admin API endpoints.

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