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# Create a token

POST https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new access token based on client ID and client secret.

Reference: https://docs.monite.com/api/access-tokens/post-auth-token

## Servers

- `https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1` (sandbox, default)
- `https://api.monite.com/v1` (eu_production)
- `https://us.api.monite.com/v1` (na_production)

## Request

### Headers

- `x-monite-version` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `client_id` (string, required)
- `client_secret` (string, required)
- `grant_type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `client_credentials`, `entity_user`
- `entity_user_id` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `access_token` (string, required)
- `expires_in` (integer, required)
- `token_type` (string, required)

## Errors

### 401 Post Auth Token Request Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 422 Post Auth Token Request Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

### 500 Post Auth Token Request Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

## Types

### ErrorSchema

- `message` (string, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItem, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItem

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "client_id": "client_id",
  "client_secret": "client_secret",
  "grant_type": "client_credentials"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "access_token": "L8qq9PZyRg6ieKGEKhZolGC0vJWLw8iEJ88DRdyOg",
  "expires_in": 86400,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token"

payload = {
    "client_id": "client_id",
    "client_secret": "client_secret",
    "grant_type": "client_credentials"
}
headers = {
    "x-monite-version": "2023-09-01",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'x-monite-version': '2023-09-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"client_id":"client_id","client_secret":"client_secret","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"client_id\": \"client_id\",\n  \"client_secret\": \"client_secret\",\n  \"grant_type\": \"client_credentials\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-monite-version", "2023-09-01")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-monite-version"] = '2023-09-01'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"client_id\": \"client_id\",\n  \"client_secret\": \"client_secret\",\n  \"grant_type\": \"client_credentials\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token")
  .header("x-monite-version", "2023-09-01")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"client_id\": \"client_id\",\n  \"client_secret\": \"client_secret\",\n  \"grant_type\": \"client_credentials\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token', [
  'body' => '{
  "client_id": "client_id",
  "client_secret": "client_secret",
  "grant_type": "client_credentials"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-monite-version' => '2023-09-01',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("x-monite-version", "2023-09-01");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"client_id\": \"client_id\",\n  \"client_secret\": \"client_secret\",\n  \"grant_type\": \"client_credentials\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-monite-version": "2023-09-01",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "client_id": "client_id",
  "client_secret": "client_secret",
  "grant_type": "client_credentials"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```