---
title: "Request an access token."
method: POST
path: "/token"
tags: ["OAuth 2 Authorization"]
---

# Request an access token.

`POST /token`

Obtain an access token that can be used to authorize Collibra API calls.

## Response `200`

Token successfully generated.

- AccessTokenResponse — See [Section 5.1 of RFC 6749](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749#section-5.1).
  - `access_token` string — The Base64 encoded access token.
  - `token_type` string — The type of access token returned. The only supported type is "Bearer".
  - `scope` string — The scopes that have been granted for the client. This field is omitted if the client did not request any specific scopes, in which case the default scopes for the client will have been granted.
  - `expires_in` integer — The time in seconds until the access token is no longer valid.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request — invalid input or validation error.
- `401` — Unauthorized — authentication is required or the provided credentials are invalid.

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