# Obtain Access Token

The SP web application needs to obtain the access token from the available “code” which is received from UAE PASS in previous step (Obtain Authorization Code).

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Token API request should be a back channel request
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#### <mark style="color:orange;">Access Token API</mark>

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> <mark style="color:green;">`https://stg-id.uaepass.ae/idshub/token`</mark>

<mark style="color:orange;">**Headers**</mark>

| Name          | Value               |
| ------------- | ------------------- |
| Content-Type  | multipart/form-data |
| Authorization | Basic {credentials} |

#### <mark style="color:orange;">Parameters</mark>

| Name          | Type   | Description                                                                       |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| grant\_type   | string | authorization\_code                                                               |
| redirect\_uri | string | Redirect URI to the application.                                                  |
| code          | string | Authorization code received from previous step. (Obtain Authorization Code step). |

<mark style="color:orange;">**Response**</mark>

In response, UAE PASS issues a bearer-type OAuth 2.0 access token and returns it in a JSON structure.
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JSON object contains the access token and associated information.

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```json

{
    "access_token": "856b9b82-2b52-3e20-8aab-36a5d9a97025",
    "scope": "string",
    "token_type": "Bearer",
    "expires_in": expiry time
} 

```

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```json
{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}
```

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#### <mark style="color:orange;">Response parameters</mark>

| Name          | Description                                                                           |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| access\_token | Access token generated by UAE PASS Server                                             |
| token\_type   | Type of access token. Always has the “Bearer” value.                                  |
| expires\_in   | Lifetime (in seconds) of the access token.                                            |
| scope         | Scopes granted to those to which the access token is associated, separated by spaces. |


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
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```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
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