> - For GitLab self-managed instances, GitLab administrators can [disable it](#enable-or-disable-project-access-tokens).
Project access tokens are scoped to a project and can be used to authenticate with the [GitLab API](../../../api/README.md#personalproject-access-tokens).
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Project access tokens are scoped to a project and can be used to authenticate with the [GitLab API](../../../api/README.md#personalproject-access-tokens). You can also use project access tokens with Git to authenticate over HTTP or SSH.
Project access tokens expire on the date you define, at midnight UTC.