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#### Deprecating authentication via token query parameter
Providing a Consul ACL token in API requests using the `token` query parameter is deprecated and will be removed in Consul 1.17.
Providing a Consul ACL token in API requests using the `token` query parameter is deprecated and will be removed in a future Consul version.
Instead, you should provide the token through the `X-Consul-Token` header or with the Bearer scheme in the authorization header as described in the [API authentication documentation](/consul/api-docs/api-structure#authentication).
Check whether you are using a `token` query parameter by searching your Consul agent logs for the message:
```shell-session hideClipboard
$ This request used the token query parameter which is deprecated and will be removed in Consul 1.17
$ This request used the token query parameter which is deprecated and will be removed in a future Consul version
```
Deprecated authentication using the `token` query parameter: