Getting Access token via Client Credentials Grant Type

The Client Credentials grant type is preffered when you are requesting an access token via a technical platform/system (via scripting), where the end-user identity is not known.

Endpoint URL: <token_endpoint>

Example: https://api.vanmarcke.com/v1/oauth/token

Authorization header: Basic authentication

• Username: <client_id> (received after Application registration)

• Password: <client_secret>(received after Application registration)

HTTP Headers:

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

HTTP Body: (x-www-form-urlencoded):

• grant_type: client_credentials 

Example implementation in Postman

Postman (https://www.postman.com/) is a client tool that allows you to easily test APIs.

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