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-h1. Reference: Getting an API token
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The Arvados API token is a secret key that enables the @arv@ command line client to access Arvados with the proper permissions.
-Access the Arvados workbench using this link: "https://workbench.{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/":https://workbench.{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/
+Access the Arvados workbench using this link: "https://{{ site.arvados_workbench_host }}/":https://{{ site.arvados_workbench_host }}/
(Replace @{{ site.arvados_api_host }}@ with the hostname of your local Arvados instance if necessary.)
-First, open a shell on the system on which you intend to use the Arvados client (this may be your local workstation, or an Arvados VM, refer to "Accessing Arvados over ssh":{{site.basedoc}}/user/getting_started/ssh-access.html ) .
+First, open a shell on the system on which you intend to use the Arvados client (this may be your local workstation, or an Arvados VM, refer to "Accessing Arvados over ssh":{{site.baseurl}}/user/getting_started/ssh-access.html ) .
Click on the user icon <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> in the upper right corner to access the user settings menu, and click on the menu item _Manage API token_ to go to the "api client authorizations" page.