# \&token

General Option! ([`&push`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push), [`&room`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room), [`&view`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view), [`&scene`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene), [`&solo`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-solo))

## Options

Example: `&token=5eb5e63ee4d9ba06`

<table><thead><tr><th width="306">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>(alphanumeric-characters only)</td><td>a token for invite/scene links to determine whose the director of a room</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

When using [`&maindirectorpassword`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/and-maindirectorpassword) as a director, it will add `&token=xxx` to the invite/scene links.

![](https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2F90ee3zZXTzw3vl93JQuM%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=da63a61a-5f56-4b12-85b1-483bf6cb5458)

This token is used by the guests to check a remote database server to see who currently 'owns' the token; it persists though, even if the director is not connected.

When using [`&maindirectorpassword`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/and-maindirectorpassword) as a director, it tells this database that you are the owner, and it will persist even if you aren't connected to VDO.Ninja. The `&token` tells the guest to ignore other logic about who the director is, instead using the info provided by the token-lookup to determine whose the director.

I may change or revoke this feature, depending on how testing goes this week, as it's rather experimental.

## Related

{% content-ref url="../director-parameters/and-maindirectorpassword" %}
[and-maindirectorpassword](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/and-maindirectorpassword)
{% endcontent-ref %}