/oauth2/token POST

Overview

Retrieves the token portion of the OAuth 2.0 specification.

Request Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
grant_type	String	Type of request. Available grant types are "password" and "refresh_token".	True
client_id	String	Used to identify the client. A client_id of "sugar" will automatically create an OAuth Key in the system that is used for "password" authentication. A client_id of "support_portal" will create an OAuth Key that will allow for portal authentication. Additional client_id's can be created by the administrator in Admin > OAuth Keys to allow for additional grant types. If the client secret is populated, it will be validated against the client id.	True
client_secret;	String	The clients secret key.	True
username	String	The username of the user authenticating to the system.	True
password	String	The plaintext password the user authenticating to the system.	True
platform	String	The platform type. Available types are "base", "mobile", and "portal".	True

Request for Password Grant Types

{
   "grant_type":"password",
   "client_id":"sugar",
   "client_secret":"",
   "username":"admin",
   "password":"password",
   "platform":"base"
}

Request for Refresh Token Grant Types

{
    "grant_type":"refresh_token",
    "refresh_token":"c1be5132-655b-1ca3-fb44-512e36709871",
    "client_id":"sugar",
    "client_secret":"",
    "platform":"base"
}

Response Arguments

Name	Type	Description
access_token	String	The access token needed to authenticate for other methods.
expires_in	Integer	The length of time until access_token expires in seconds.
token_type	String	The token type. Currently only "bearer" is supported.
null\|		The Oauth scope. Normally returned as null.
refresh_token	String	The token needed to extend the access_token expiration timeout.
refresh_expires_in	Integer	The length of time until refresh_token expires in seconds.
download_token	String	The token used to download images and files.

Response

{
   "access_token":"802b64c0-5eac-8431-a541-5342d38ac527",
   "expires_in":3600,
   "token_type":"bearer",
   "scope":null,
   "refresh_token":"85053198-24b1-4521-b1a1-5342d382e0b7",
   "refresh_expires_in":1209600,
   "download_token":"8c9b5461-0d95-8d87-6084-5342d357b39e"
}

Change Log

Version	Change
v10	Added `/oauth2/token` POST endpoint.