POST api/AccessToken

Request new AccessToken for use with the GSDD Web API.

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Username	Your GSDD username.	string	Required
Password	Your GSDD password. This should be base64 encoded.	string	Required

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "Username": "SampleUsername",
  "Password": "U2FtcGxlUGFzc3dvcmQ="
}

Response Information

Resource Description

TokenResponse

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
AccessToken	Access token to be used in GSDD Web API requests.	string	Required
ExpiresIn	Time span in seconds when the access token will expire. Note: Access and refresh tokens are temporary and may be invalidated sooner for various reasons, including—but not limited to—site maintenance and security updates. If a token is invalidated prematurely, simply request new tokens via the AccessToken method. This is a rather rare occurrence, but should be planned for and handled by the consuming application.	decimal number	Required
RefreshToken	Refresh token to be used when the access token expires to request a new access token.	string	Required

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "AccessToken": "T25lX0hhcHB5X0FuZF9TYXRpc2ZpZWRfR1NERF9DdXN0b21lcl9TYW1wbGVfQWNjZXNzVG9rZW4=",
  "ExpiresIn": 300.0,
  "RefreshToken": "T25lX0hhcHB5X0FuZF9TYXRpc2ZpZWRfR1NERF9DdXN0b21lcl9TYW1wbGVfUmVmcmVzaFRva2Vu"
}