diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/create-api-token.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/create-api-token.ts
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+import crypto from 'crypto';
+
+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+
+// temporary choice for testing only
+import { ONE_WEEK } from '../../constants/time';
+
+type CreateApiTokenInput = {
+  userId: number;
+  tokenName: string;
+};
+
+export const createApiToken = async ({ userId, tokenName }: CreateApiTokenInput) => {
+  // quick implementation for testing; it needs double checking
+  const tokenHash = crypto
+    .createHash('sha512')
+    .update(crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))
+    .digest('hex');
+
+  const token = await prisma.apiToken.create({
+    data: {
+      token: tokenHash,
+      name: tokenName,
+      userId,
+      expires: new Date(Date.now() + ONE_WEEK),
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to create the API token`);
+  }
+
+  return token;
+};
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/delete-api-token-by-id.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/delete-api-token-by-id.ts
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+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+
+export type DeleteTokenByIdOptions = {
+  id: number;
+  userId: number;
+};
+
+export const deleteTokenById = async ({ id, userId }: DeleteTokenByIdOptions) => {
+  return prisma.apiToken.delete({
+    where: {
+      id,
+      userId,
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/get-api-token-by-id.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/public-api/get-api-token-by-id.ts
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+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+
+export type GetApiTokenByIdOptions = {
+  id: number;
+  userId: number;
+};
+
+export const getApiTokenById = async ({ id, userId }: GetApiTokenByIdOptions) => {
+  return prisma.apiToken.findFirstOrThrow({
+    where: {
+      id,
+      userId,
+    },
+  });
+};