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# createAccessToken()

Generates an opaque token that the system uses to keep your networking extension active in the background.

```
@objc(createAccessToken) static func createAccessToken() -> Data?
```

## Discussion

Use this method to generate a token that you pass to [`init(sourceURL:destinationURL:observedProgress:liveActivityAccessToken:)`](/documentation/BrowserEngineKit/BEDownloadMonitor-9bwls/init(sourceURL:destinationURL:observedProgress:liveActivityAccessToken:)).

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