Authentication
Make a call to the Authentication API
This API handles obtaining an access token for authentication
POST https://sandbox.interswitchng.com/passport/oauth/token
Access tokens for all grant types can be obtained from the following URL:
Headers
The Authentication API endpoints require a Basic authorization header. In addition, the request body is sent as a URL-encoded form. As a result, the following headers would be set:
Authorization:
Basic <Base64Encoded string of client_id:client_secret>
Content-Type:
application/x-www-form-URL-encoded
Client Credentials Grant Type
Use this endpoint to get an access token using client credentials\
Field | Type | Required |
---|---|---|
grant_type | String | Required |
scope | String | Optional |
Sample Request Body
grant_type=client_credentials&scope=profile
Field | Description |
---|---|
access_token | The access token that would be used to consume the secure APIs |
expires_in | The time this token will expire in seconds. Ensure that the token is renewed at least 30 seconds before the token expires to prevent expiry in flight |
{
"access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOlsicGFzc3BvcnQiXSwic2NvcGUiOlsicHJvZmlsZSJdLCJleHAiOjMwMTg1Mjk4ODksImp0aSI6IjBlYWYwMWIzLTM4M2QtNDFkNi1hOTgzLWI3OTIwNDU3ODBjMyIsImNsaWVudF9pZCI6InRlc3RjbGllbnQifQ.OaLlGSTLFHGu7553HNhzuBOIiQvdiNVNPAm5-opCq7JPugEG2ubPtLZLu2znr0aJkHR0BGiV2e9ZSrkp6cxYoT74
}
{"error": "invalid_request","error_description": "Missing grant type"}
Updated 3 months ago