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  1. HMAC Authentication
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      POST
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  1. HMAC Authentication

Generate a token with an API key and client secret

POST
/v1/auth/token
auth
Generate a token with an API key and client secret via an OAuth client credentials grant.

Request

Authorization
Provide your bearer token in the
Authorization
header when making requests to protected resources.
Example:
Authorization: Bearer ********************
Body Params application/json
client_id
string 
required
The APIKey ID for which a token is requested
client_secret
string 
required
The api key secret
Example
{
    "client_id": "string",
    "client_secret": "string"
}

Request samples

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Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.calven.com/v1/auth/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "client_id": "string",
    "client_secret": "string"
}'

Responses

🟢200Success
application/json
Body
access_token
string 
required
JWT token that can be used for making authorized subsequent requests
expires_in
number 
required
Number of seconds before the token expires
Example:
3600
token_type
string 
required
The type of token being returned
Example
{
    "access_token": "string",
    "expires_in": 3600,
    "token_type": "string"
}
🟠401Payload when auth header is missing or invalid
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