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The endpoint enables users to authenticate and acquire an access token. The access token is necessary to make authorized requests to secured endpoints in the system.

Endpoint Information

URL: https://account.testinium.com/uaa/oauth/token

Method: POST

Header: Basic Authentication (<username> and <password>)

Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Request Parameters

To obtain an access token, the following form-data parameters are required:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
grant_type	String	Yes	The grant type, typically password.
username	String	Yes	The user's username.
password	String	Yes	The user's account password.
scope	String	No	The scope of access for the token, e.g., api.

Response

Upon a successful request, the server returns a response containing the access token and additional token information. This token is required for subsequent API calls.

{
  "access_token": "your-access-token",
  "token_type": "bearer",
  "refresh_token": "your-refresh-token",
  "expires_in": 3600,
  "scope": "openid",
  "jti": "unique-token-identifier"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
access_token	String	Token for authenticating API requests.
token_type	String	Type of token, usually bearer.
refresh_token	String	Token to refresh the access token upon expiration.
expires_in	Number	Time in seconds until the access token expires.
scope	String	The scope of the token's granted access.
jti	String	Unique identifier for the token.

Error Codes

The following error codes may be encountered during token generation

HTTP Code	Error Message	Description
400	INVALID_REQUEST	The request is invalid or missing parameters.
401	INVALID_CLIENT	The <username> or <password> is incorrect.
403	ACCESS_DENIED	Authentication failed due to incorrect credentials.
500	INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR	An unexpected error occurred on the server.

Example Request

Below is an example of a curl command to obtain an access token:

curl --location 'https://account.testinium.com/uaa/oauth/token' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic dGVzdGluaXVtU3VpdGVUcnVzdGVkQ2xpZW50OnRlc3Rpbml1bVN1aXRlU2VjcmV0S2V5' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=password' \
--data-urlencode 'username= <username>' \
--data-urlencode 'password= <password>'