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Token endpoint

The /oauth2/token endpoint gets the user's tokens.

POST /oauth2/token

The /oauth2/token endpoint only supports HTTPS POST. Your app makes requests to this endpoint directly, not through the user's browser.

For more information about the token endpoint from the OpenID Connect specification, see Token Endpoint.

Request parameters in header

Authorization

If the client was issued a secret, the client must pass its client_id and client_secret in the authorization header through Basic HTTP authorization. The authorization header string is Basic Base64Encode(client_id:client_secret). The following example is an authorization header for app client 492e4ec3-fb66-4b45-b529-599c708ec530& with client secret abcdef01234567890, using the Base64-encoded version of the string 492e4ec3-fb66-4b45-b529-599c708ec530&:abcdef01234567890.

Authorization: Basic ZGpjOTh1M2ppZWRtaTI4M2V1OTI4OmFiY2RlZjAxMjM0NTY3ODkw

Content-Type

Must always be 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'.

Request parameters in body

grant_type (Required)

Grant type. Must be authorization_code or refresh_token or client_credentials. You can request an access token for a custom scope from the token endpoint when, in the app client, the requested scope is enabled, you have configured a client secret, and you have allowed client_credentials grants.

client_id (Required)

The Client ID. Must be a client that you already registered.

scope (Optional)

Can be a combination of any custom scopes associated with an app client. Any scope that you request must be activated for the app client, or Medplum will ignore it. If the client doesn't request any scopes, the authentication server uses all custom scopes associated with the client. Only used if the grant_type is client_credentials.

redirect_uri (Conditional)

Must be the same redirect_uri that was used to get authorization_code in /oauth2/authorize. Required only if grant_type is authorization_code.

refresh_token (Optional)

The refresh token. The token endpoint returns refresh_token only when the grant_type is authorization_code.

code (Conditional)

Required if grant_type is authorization_code.

code_verifier (Conditional)

The proof key. Required if grant_type is authorization_code and the authorization code was requested with PKCE.

Examples requests with positive responses

Exchanging an authorization code for tokens

Sample Request

POST https://api.medplum.com/oauth2/token&
Content-Type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'&
Authorization=Basic aSdxd892iujendek328uedj

grant_type=authorization_code&
client_id=492e4ec3-fb66-4b45-b529-599c708ec530&&
code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE&
redirect_uri=https://myclient/redirect

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/json

{
"access_token":"eyJz9sdfsdfsdfsd",
"id_token":"dmcxd329ujdmkemkd349r",
"token_type":"Bearer",
"expires_in":3600
}

Note The token endpoint returns refresh_token only when the grant_type is authorization_code.

Exchanging client credentials for an access token

Sample Request

POST https://api.medplum.com/oauth2/token
Content-Type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'&
Authorization=Basic aSdxd892iujendek328uedj

grant_type=client_credentials&
scope=openid

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
"access_token":"eyJz9sdfsdfsdfsd",
"token_type":"Bearer",
"expires_in":3600
}

Exchanging an authorization code grant with PKCE for tokens

Sample Request

POST https://api.medplum.com/oauth2/token
Content-Type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'&
Authorization=Basic aSdxd892iujendek328uedj

grant_type=authorization_code&
client_id=492e4ec3-fb66-4b45-b529-599c708ec530&&
code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE&
code_verifier=CODE_VERIFIER&
redirect_uri=https://myclient/redirect

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
"access_token":"eyJz9sdfsdfsdfsd",
"refresh_token":"dn43ud8uj32nk2je",
"id_token":"dmcxd329ujdmkemkd349r",
"token_type":"Bearer",
"expires_in":3600
}

Note The token endpoint returns refresh_token only when the grant_type is authorization_code.

Exchanging a refresh token for tokens

Sample Request

POST https://api.medplum.com/oauth2/token >
Content-Type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'&
Authorization=Basic aSdxd892iujendek328uedj

grant_type=refresh_token&
client_id=492e4ec3-fb66-4b45-b529-599c708ec530&&
refresh_token=REFRESH_TOKEN

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
"id_token":"eyJz9sdfsdfsdfsd",
"access_token":"dmcxd329ujdmkemkd349r",
"token_type":"Bearer",
"expires_in":3600
}
Note

The token endpoint returns refresh_token only when the grant_type is authorization_code.

Examples of negative responses

Sample Error Response

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{
"error":"invalid_request|invalid_client|invalid_grant|unauthorized_client|unsupported_grant_type|"
}
invalid_request

The request is missing a required parameter, includes an unsupported parameter value (other than unsupported_grant_type), or is otherwise malformed. For example, grant_type is refresh_token but refresh_token is not included.

invalid_client

Client authentication failed. For example, when the client includes client_id and client_secret in the authorization header, but there's no such client with that client_id and client_secret.

invalid_grant

Refresh token has been revoked. Authorization code has been consumed already or does not exist. App client doesn't have read access to all attributes in the requested scope. For example, your app requests the email scope and your app client can read the email attribute, but not email_verified.

unauthorized_client

Client is not allowed for code grant flow or for refreshing tokens.

unsupported_grant_type

Returned if grant_type is anything other than authorization_code or refresh_token or client_credentials.