Get Bearer Token

Open the Authentication Endpoint URL: Access the authentication endpoint URL in a web browser or a tool like Postman.

URL:

<Virtana URL>/authorization/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=<client_id>&client_secret=<client_secret>

:~$ curl --location 'https://app.cloud.virtana.com/authorization/oauth/token' --form 'grant_type="client_credentials"' --form 'client_id="<client_id>"' --form 'client_secret="<client_secret>"'

To get the client_id and client_secret, refer Generate OAuth Credentials .

Provide Authentication Credentials: Provide the required authentication credentials, such as the client ID and client secret.

Submit the Authentication Request: Send the authentication request to the API server.

To retrieve an OAuth bearer token, use the /authorization/oauth/token endpoint. This endpoint supports various grant types and parameters.

Request Parameters

Receive the Bearer Token: If the request is successful, the server returns a JSON response containing the bearer token.

Copy or Note the Bearer Token: Copy the bearer token from the response or securely note it down.

Example

Request

GET /authorization/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=<client_id>&client_secret=<client_secret>

Response

{
  "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIxxxxxxxxx....",
  "refresh_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInRxxxxxxxxx....",
  "expires_in": 43xxx,
  "scope": "Scope",
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}