Get Access Token

Get Access Token

Access to the Trust2Connect API is secured via the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow. Before making any requests to protected API resources, your application must obtain a valid access token. This token serves as proof of authentication and authorization.

Request Type

POST

Access Token Retrieval

To obtain an access token, send a POST request to the following authorization endpoint:

Request URL

POST https://api.trust2connect.ai/api/v1/token

Basic Authorization Credentials

HTTP Basic Authorization requires encoding your credentials (username and password) and including them in the Authorization header of your HTTP request. For our token endpoint, your client_id acts as the username and your client_secret acts as the password.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
client_id - username	string	Yes	The unique identifier assigned to your business unit (application) upon registration with Trust2Connect. This acts as your public key for authentication. Provided upon approval of API access
client_secret - password	string	Yes	The confidential secret key associated with your client_id. Must be kept secure and never exposed in client-side code (e.g., in a browser). Provided upon approval of API access

Request Body

The request to the token endpoint must include the following parameter in the body, sent as application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
grant_type	text	Yes	Specifies the OAuth 2.0 grant type. For the Client Credentials flow, this must be set to client_credentials

Token Generation Example

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Example Request

curl --location 'https://api.trust2connect.ai/api/v1/token' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials'

Example Response

{
    "access_token": "gq5mWQ4InJUXJG2yDPyApPZ5CDvt",
    "expires_in": 1799,
    "token_type": "Bearer",
    "client_id": "w37zIFSO4dZhhb7ZlveQ7ZGVHRGZTwTx6Z0M8Alzg7ttInpf"
}