---
title: "Generate tokens"
method: POST
path: "/oauth2/tokens"
tags: ["OAuth API"]
---

# Generate tokens

`POST /oauth2/tokens`

Exchange the authorization code you received from the [Authorize endpoint](oauth-authorize) for an 'access token' API credential, with which you can communicate with the Mollie API on behalf of the consenting merchant.

This endpoint can only be accessed using **OAuth client credentials**.

> 🔑 Access with
>
> [Basic authentication](/reference/authentication)

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required
- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- object
  - `grant_type` string, required — If you wish to exchange your authorization code for an app access token, use grant type `authorization_code`. If you wish to renew your app access token with your refresh token, use grant type `refresh_token`. Possible values: `authorization_code` `refresh_token`
  - `code` string — The authorization code you received when creating the authorization. Only use this field when using grant type `authorization_code`.
  - `refresh_token` string — The refresh token you received when creating the authorization. Only use this field when using grant type `refresh_token`.
  - `redirect_uri` string — The URL the merchant is sent back to once the request has been authorized. It must match the URL you set when registering your app. For consecutive refresh token requests, this parameter is required only if the initial authorization code grant request also contained a `redirect_uri`.

## Response `200`

The newly generated access token and refresh token.

- object
  - `access_token` string — The app access token, with which you will be able to access the Mollie API on the merchant's behalf.
  - `refresh_token` string — The refresh token, with which you will be able to retrieve new app access tokens on this endpoint. The refresh token does not expire.
  - `expires_in` integer — The number of seconds left before the app access token expires. Be sure to renew your app access token before this reaches zero.
  - `token_type` string — As per OAuth standards, the provided app access token can only be used with `bearer` authentication. Possible values: `bearer`
  - `scope` string — A space-separated list of [permissions](https://docs.mollie.com/docs/permissions).

## Other responses

- `429` — Rate Limit has been reached.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/mollie/apis/accepting-payments.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/mollie/apis/accepting-payments/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/mollie/accepting-payments/revisions/4b45df3039ef/schema)