diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
index e121f54437..1e3b46f223 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ pub mod embeddings;
 mod favorite;
 mod flow_conversations;
 pub mod flows;
-mod folders;
 mod folder_history;
+mod folders;
 mod granular_acls;
-mod groups;
 mod group_history;
+mod groups;
 #[cfg(feature = "private")]
 pub mod indexer_ee;
 mod indexer_oss;
@@ -661,43 +661,35 @@ pub async fn run_server(
                     #[cfg(not(feature = "oauth2"))]
                     Router::new()
                 })
-                .nest(
-                    "/r",
+                .nest("/r", {
+                    #[cfg(feature = "http_trigger")]
                     {
-                        #[cfg(feature = "http_trigger")]
-                        {
-                            triggers::http::handler::http_route_trigger_handler()
-                        }
+                        triggers::http::handler::http_route_trigger_handler()
+                    }
 
-                        #[cfg(not(feature = "http_trigger"))]
-                        {
-                            Router::new()
-                        }
-                    }
-                    .layer(from_extractor::<OptAuthed>()),
-                )
-                .nest(
-                    "/gcp/w/:workspace_id",
+                    #[cfg(not(feature = "http_trigger"))]
                     {
-                        #[cfg(all(
-                            feature = "enterprise",
-                            feature = "gcp_trigger",
-                            feature = "private"
-                        ))]
-                        {
-                            triggers::gcp::handler_oss::gcp_push_route_handler()
-                        }
-                        #[cfg(not(all(
-                            feature = "enterprise",
-                            feature = "gcp_trigger",
-                            feature = "private"
-                        )))]
-                        {
-                            Router::new()
-                        }
+                        Router::new()
                     }
-                    .layer(from_extractor::<OptAuthed>()),
-                )
+                })
+                .nest("/gcp/w/:workspace_id", {
+                    #[cfg(all(
+                        feature = "enterprise",
+                        feature = "gcp_trigger",
+                        feature = "private"
+                    ))]
+                    {
+                        triggers::gcp::handler_oss::gcp_push_route_handler()
+                    }
+                    #[cfg(not(all(
+                        feature = "enterprise",
+                        feature = "gcp_trigger",
+                        feature = "private"
+                    )))]
+                    {
+                        Router::new()
+                    }
+                })
                 .route("/version", get(git_v))
                 .route("/uptodate", get(is_up_to_date))
                 .route("/ee_license", get(ee_license))
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/http/handler.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/http/handler.rs
index 4ecc94d15a..4485f4ef70 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/http/handler.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/triggers/http/handler.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::{
         Trigger, TriggerCrud, TriggerData, TriggerMode,
     },
     users::fetch_api_authed,
-    utils::ExpiringCacheEntry,
+    utils::{check_scopes, ExpiringCacheEntry},
 };
 use axum::{
     async_trait,
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@ async fn get_http_route_trigger(
             None
         };
         if let Some(authed) = opt_authed {
+            check_scopes(&authed, || format!("http_triggers:read:{}", &trigger.path))?;
+
             // check that the user has access to the trigger
             let cache_key = (
                 trigger.workspace_id.clone(),
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorInner.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorInner.svelte
index e2766fc7fa..021236f018 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorInner.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorInner.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 		type TriggerMode
 	} from '$lib/gen'
 	import { usedTriggerKinds, userStore, workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { canWrite, capitalize, emptyString, sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
+	import {
+		canWrite,
+		capitalize,
+		emptyString,
+		generateRandomString,
+		sendUserToast
+	} from '$lib/utils'
 	import Section from '$lib/components/Section.svelte'
 	import { Loader2, Pipette, Plus } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import Label from '$lib/components/Label.svelte'
@@ -49,6 +55,8 @@
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsAlert.svelte'
 	import TriggerSuspendedJobsModal from '../TriggerSuspendedJobsModal.svelte'
+	import UserSettings from '$lib/components/UserSettings.svelte'
+	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/Tooltip.svelte'
 
 	let {
 		useDrawer = true,
@@ -118,8 +126,10 @@
 
 	let suspendedJobsModal = $state<TriggerSuspendedJobsModal | null>(null)
 	let originalConfig = $state<NewHttpTrigger | undefined>(undefined)
+	let userSettings = $state<UserSettings | undefined>(undefined)
 
 	let hasChanged = $derived(!deepEqual(getRouteConfig(), originalConfig ?? {}))
+	let scopes = $derived(['http_triggers:read:' + path])
 
 	const isAdmin = $derived($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)
 	const routeConfig = $derived.by(getRouteConfig)
@@ -438,6 +448,15 @@
 	/>
 {/if}
 
+{#if authentication_method === 'windmill'}
+	<UserSettings
+		bind:this={userSettings}
+		newTokenWorkspace={$workspaceStore}
+		newTokenLabel={`http-${$userStore?.username ?? 'superadmin'}-${generateRandomString(4)}`}
+		{scopes}
+	/>
+{/if}
+
 {#if mode === 'suspended'}
 	<TriggerSuspendedJobsModal
 		bind:this={suspendedJobsModal}
@@ -858,6 +877,15 @@
 												</p>
 											</div>
 										{/if}
+									{:else if authentication_method === 'windmill'}
+										<Button size="xs" variant="default" on:click={() => userSettings?.openDrawer()}>
+											Create a route-specific token
+											<Tooltip light>
+												The token will have a scope such that it can only be used to read and
+												trigger this route. It is safe to share as it cannot be used to impersonate
+												you.
+											</Tooltip>
+										</Button>
 									{/if}
 
 									<RouteBodyTransformerOption