diff --git a/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index cec7cf4c82c..188a3ea11ff 100644
--- a/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -379,9 +379,11 @@ model UserToken {
 }
 
 model ExamEnvironmentAuthorizationToken {
-  id          String   @id @map("_id")
-  createdDate DateTime @db.Date
-  userId      String   @unique @db.ObjectId
+  /// An ObjectId is used to provide access to the created timestamp
+  id       String   @id @default(auto()) @map("_id") @db.ObjectId
+  /// Used to set an `expireAt` index to delete documents
+  expireAt DateTime @db.Date
+  userId   String   @unique @db.ObjectId
 
   // Relations
   user user @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
index d235046baf7..cca82576ef2 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
       await mock.seedEnvExam();
       // Add exam environment authorization token
       const res = await superPost('/user/exam-environment/token');
-      expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.status).toBe(201);
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
       examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken =
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
-        res.body.data.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken;
+        res.body.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken;
     });
 
     describe('POST /exam-environment/exam/attempt', () => {
@@ -389,11 +389,9 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
         expect(res).toMatchObject({
           status: 200,
           body: {
-            data: {
-              examAttempt: {
-                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
-                id: expect.not.stringMatching(mock.examAttempt.id)
-              }
+            examAttempt: {
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+              id: expect.not.stringMatching(mock.examAttempt.id)
             }
           }
         });
@@ -419,9 +417,7 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
         expect(res).toMatchObject({
           status: 200,
           body: {
-            data: {
-              examAttempt: latestAttempt
-            }
+            examAttempt: latestAttempt
           }
         });
       });
@@ -555,10 +551,8 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
         expect(res).toMatchObject({
           status: 200,
           body: {
-            data: {
-              examAttempt,
-              exam: userExam
-            }
+            examAttempt,
+            exam: userExam
           }
         });
       });
@@ -644,15 +638,15 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('POST /exam-environment/token/verify', () => {
+    describe('GET /exam-environment/token-meta', () => {
       it('should allow a valid request', async () => {
-        const res = await superPost('/exam-environment/token/verify').set(
+        const res = await superGet('/exam-environment/token-meta').set(
           'exam-environment-authorization-token',
           'invalid-token'
         );
 
         expect(res).toMatchObject({
-          status: 200,
+          status: 418,
           body: {
             code: 'FCC_EINVAL_EXAM_ENVIRONMENT_AUTHORIZATION_TOKEN'
           }
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
index 734924a2799..f8fdcce6726 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ export const examEnvironmentOpenRoutes: FastifyPluginCallbackTypebox = (
   _options,
   done
 ) => {
-  fastify.post(
-    '/exam-environment/token/verify',
+  fastify.get(
+    '/exam-environment/token-meta',
     {
-      schema: schemas.examEnvironmentTokenVerify
+      schema: schemas.examEnvironmentTokenMeta
     },
-    tokenVerifyHandler
+    tokenMetaHandler
   );
   done();
 };
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ interface JwtPayload {
  *
  * **Note**: This has no guarantees of which user the token is for. Just that one exists in the database.
  */
-async function tokenVerifyHandler(
+async function tokenMetaHandler(
   this: FastifyInstance,
-  req: UpdateReqType<typeof schemas.examEnvironmentTokenVerify>,
+  req: UpdateReqType<typeof schemas.examEnvironmentTokenMeta>,
   reply: FastifyReply
 ) {
   const { 'exam-environment-authorization-token': encodedToken } = req.headers;
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ async function tokenVerifyHandler(
   try {
     jwt.verify(encodedToken, JWT_SECRET);
   } catch (e) {
-    // TODO: What to send back here? Request is valid, but token is not?
-    void reply.code(200);
+    // Server refuses to brew (verify) coffee (jwts) with a teapot (random strings)
+    void reply.code(418);
     return reply.send(
       ERRORS.FCC_EINVAL_EXAM_ENVIRONMENT_AUTHORIZATION_TOKEN(JSON.stringify(e))
     );
@@ -114,16 +114,17 @@ async function tokenVerifyHandler(
   });
 
   if (!token) {
-    void reply.code(200);
-    return reply.send({
-      data: 'Token does not appear to have been created.'
-    });
+    // Endpoint is valid, but resource does not exists
+    void reply.code(404);
+    return reply.send(
+      ERRORS.FCC_EINVAL_EXAM_ENVIRONMENT_AUTHORIZATION_TOKEN(
+        'Token does not appear to exist'
+      )
+    );
   } else {
     void reply.code(200);
     return reply.send({
-      data: {
-        createdDate: token.createdDate
-      }
+      expireAt: token.expireAt
     });
   }
 }
@@ -257,10 +258,8 @@ async function postExamGeneratedExamHandler(
       const userExam = constructUserExam(generated.data, exam);
 
       return reply.send({
-        data: {
-          exam: userExam,
-          examAttempt: lastAttempt
-        }
+        exam: userExam,
+        examAttempt: lastAttempt
       });
     }
   }
@@ -375,10 +374,8 @@ async function postExamGeneratedExamHandler(
 
   void reply.code(200);
   return reply.send({
-    data: {
-      exam: userExam,
-      examAttempt: attempt.data
-    }
+    exam: userExam,
+    examAttempt: attempt.data
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/exam-generated-exam.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/exam-generated-exam.ts
index d0f45adb940..4e3ba3926d5 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/exam-generated-exam.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/exam-generated-exam.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ export const examEnvironmentPostExamGeneratedExam = {
   }),
   response: {
     200: Type.Object({
-      data: Type.Object({
-        exam: Type.Record(Type.String(), Type.Unknown()),
-        examAttempt: Type.Record(Type.String(), Type.Unknown())
-      })
+      exam: Type.Record(Type.String(), Type.Unknown()),
+      examAttempt: Type.Record(Type.String(), Type.Unknown())
     }),
     403: STANDARD_ERROR,
     404: STANDARD_ERROR,
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/index.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/index.ts
index 7cf2e1616c0..8f321bd9004 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export { examEnvironmentPostExamAttempt } from './exam-attempt';
 export { examEnvironmentPostExamGeneratedExam } from './exam-generated-exam';
 export { examEnvironmentPostScreenshot } from './screenshot';
-export { examEnvironmentTokenVerify } from './token-verify';
+export { examEnvironmentTokenMeta } from './token-meta';
 export { examEnvironmentExams } from './exams';
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-meta.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-meta.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d98095045a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-meta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Type } from '@fastify/type-provider-typebox';
+import { STANDARD_ERROR } from '../utils/errors';
+
+export const examEnvironmentTokenMeta = {
+  headers: Type.Object({
+    'exam-environment-authorization-token': Type.String()
+  }),
+  response: {
+    200: Type.Object({
+      expireAt: Type.String({ format: 'date-time' })
+    }),
+    404: STANDARD_ERROR,
+    418: STANDARD_ERROR
+  }
+};
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-verify.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-verify.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d8042da65f1..00000000000
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/schemas/token-verify.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import { Type } from '@fastify/type-provider-typebox';
-import { STANDARD_ERROR } from '../utils/errors';
-
-export const examEnvironmentTokenVerify = {
-  headers: Type.Object({
-    'exam-environment-authorization-token': Type.String()
-  }),
-  response: {
-    200: Type.Union([
-      Type.Object({
-        data: Type.Union([
-          Type.String(),
-          Type.Object({
-            createdDate: Type.String({ format: 'date-time' })
-          })
-        ])
-      }),
-      STANDARD_ERROR
-    ])
-  }
-};
diff --git a/api/src/routes/protected/user.test.ts b/api/src/routes/protected/user.test.ts
index a8014cfbd64..65f288dad0f 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/protected/user.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/protected/user.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   createSuperRequest
 } from '../../../jest.utils';
 import { JWT_SECRET } from '../../utils/env';
-import { customNanoid } from '../../utils/ids';
 import { getMsTranscriptApiUrl } from './user';
 
 const mockedFetch = jest.fn();
@@ -1148,13 +1147,13 @@ Thanks and regards,
 
       test('POST generates a new token if one does not exist', async () => {
         const response = await superPost('/user/exam-environment/token');
-        const { examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken } = response.body.data;
+        const { examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken } = response.body;
 
         const decodedToken = jwt.decode(examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken);
 
         expect(decodedToken).toStrictEqual({
           examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken:
-            expect.stringMatching(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{64}$/),
+            expect.stringMatching(/^[a-z0-9]{24}$/),
           iat: expect.any(Number)
         });
 
@@ -1165,33 +1164,32 @@ Thanks and regards,
           jwt.verify(examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken, JWT_SECRET)
         ).not.toThrow();
 
-        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(201);
       });
 
       test('POST only allows for one token per user id', async () => {
-        const id = customNanoid();
-        await fastifyTestInstance.prisma.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken.create(
-          {
-            data: {
-              userId: defaultUserId,
-              id,
-              createdDate: new Date()
+        const token =
+          await fastifyTestInstance.prisma.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken.create(
+            {
+              data: {
+                userId: defaultUserId,
+                expireAt: new Date()
+              }
             }
-          }
-        );
+          );
 
         const response = await superPost('/user/exam-environment/token');
 
-        const { examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken } = response.body.data;
+        const { examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken } = response.body;
 
         const decodedToken = jwt.decode(examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken);
 
         expect(decodedToken).not.toHaveProperty(
           'examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken',
-          id
+          token.id
         );
 
-        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(201);
 
         const tokens =
           await fastifyTestInstance.prisma.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken.findMany(
diff --git a/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts b/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
index 07c33e93063..a54de1a25e7 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/protected/user.ts
@@ -397,10 +397,11 @@ async function examEnvironmentTokenHandler(
     }
   });
 
+  const ONE_YEAR_IN_MS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
   const token = await this.prisma.examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken.create({
     data: {
-      createdDate: new Date(),
-      id: customNanoid(),
+      expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + ONE_YEAR_IN_MS),
       userId
     }
   });
@@ -410,10 +411,9 @@ async function examEnvironmentTokenHandler(
     JWT_SECRET
   );
 
+  void reply.code(201);
   void reply.send({
-    data: {
-      examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken
-    }
+    examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/schemas/user/exam-environment-token.ts b/api/src/schemas/user/exam-environment-token.ts
index c324802e861..2135c3086ef 100644
--- a/api/src/schemas/user/exam-environment-token.ts
+++ b/api/src/schemas/user/exam-environment-token.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import { Type } from '@fastify/type-provider-typebox';
 export const userExamEnvironmentToken = {
   response: {
     200: Type.Object({
-      data: Type.Object({
-        examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken: Type.String()
-      })
+      examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken: Type.String()
     })
   }
 };