I’m upgrading my integration to use the new Patreon API Dashboard, because I need the modern OAuth scopes (campaigns, posts, members) and the new long-format tokens for verifying supporters and protecting downloadable content.
The issue:
My Creator account is still stuck with the old Patreon interface.
I don’t have access to:
Developer Dashboard
Integrations
My Apps
OAuth token generation with scopes
Any of the new “Generate Token” UI
Basically, I cannot create the new-style API keys at all.
I contacted Patreon Support and asked for my account to be migrated to the new Developer Console.
Their reply was simply to send me here — but the problem is not technical, it’s an account-level flag that only Patreon can toggle.
Their message:
“We don’t have a dedicated API team… The fastest way to get technical help is by visiting PatreonDevelopers.com or the #dev-and-api Discord.”
So I’m stuck in a loop:
Support sends me here, but what I need is clearly something only Patreon can enable server-side.
Question for the dev community:
Has anyone here successfully gotten their account migrated to the new Developer Dashboard?
Is there a specific request, phrasing, or internal team I need to reference to get Patreon to actually flip the flag?
Any guidance or experience would be hugely appreciated.
What is the new vs old developer portal? Do you have any screenshots? Make sure you are signed in when accessing Patreon Platform . Existing and new clients can be managed here.
One simple page with legacy Client ID, Client Secret, and no scopes.
New portal (what I should see):
Screenshots seen in Patreon docs and guides show:
A sidebar with:
Integrations
My Apps
Tokens
OAuth Apps
Buttons: “Generate Token”, “Create OAuth App”
These UI elements do not exist in my account.
To integrate securely with the new Patreon API, I need access to the new Developer Dashboard, not the legacy page, because the old system cannot generate the required scoped tokens.
Patreon Platform is the only dashboard for API, you should be using this one. I’m not sure why you think there should be a new dashboard the link that you share https://www.patreon.com/platform used to be an alias to https://www.patreon.com/portal (the current link). You can create new clients / tokens via “Create Client” button. Once the client is generated, you can then click on it to expand and use the “Creator’s Access Token” to access the api. Scopes are set during the authorization flow based on how you configure the following URL
GET www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize
?response_type=code
&client_id=<your client id>
&redirect_uri=<one of your redirect_uris that you provided in step 1>
&scope=<optional list of requested scopes>
&state=<optional string>
The reason I asked about the “new vs old developer dashboard” is that several of Patreon’s own messages and support replies refer to “the new developer portal” and “the old one,” and some documentation screenshots circulating in the forum look different from the current Platform dashboard. Also, the link I originally received from support pointed me to a page that suggested the Discord patreon-dev server, which is only available after API elevation. That made me unsure whether there was a separate dashboard or elevated interface I was supposed to see.
Your explanation helps — so to confirm:
• https://www.patreon.com/portal (Patreon Platform) is the only correct dashboard
• “Create Client” is where new apps/tokens are created
• The Creator’s Access Token is visible only after expanding a created client
• All requested scopes are defined through the OAuth2 authorize URL, not inside the dashboard
That matches what I’m using now with my own system.
