# Exchange credentials for an access token

Authenticates the partner using the OAuth2 Client Credentials flow. Send client_id
and client_secret in the Authorization header (Basic Auth) to receive a JWT token.
The token expires in 1 hour and must be sent as a Bearer token in all other requests.
The SDKs handle token retrieval and renewal automatically.

Endpoint: POST /auth/token
Version: 2026-03-01
Security: 

## Header parameters:

  - `Authorization` (string, required)
    Basic base64(client_id:client_secret) — Partner credentials encoded in Base64

## Request fields (application/x-www-form-urlencoded):

  - `grant_type` (string, required)
    Enum: "client_credentials"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `access_token` (string, required)
    JWT access token
    Example: "dinie_at_eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9..."

  - `token_type` (string, required)
    Enum: "bearer"

  - `expires_in` (integer, required)
    Token lifetime in seconds
    Example: 3600

## Response 400 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URI identifying the error type

  - `title` (string, required)
    Short, human-readable summary of the problem type

  - `status` (integer, required)
    HTTP status code

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence

  - `instance` (string)
    URI identifying this specific occurrence

  - `code` (string)
    Machine-readable subtype code

  - `param` (string)
    The request parameter that caused the error

  - `errors` (array)
    Field-level validation errors

  - `errors.param` (string, required)

  - `errors.detail` (string, required)

  - `errors.code` (string)

## Response 401 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URI identifying the error type

  - `title` (string, required)
    Short, human-readable summary of the problem type

  - `status` (integer, required)
    HTTP status code

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence

  - `instance` (string)
    URI identifying this specific occurrence

  - `code` (string)
    Machine-readable subtype code

  - `param` (string)
    The request parameter that caused the error

  - `errors` (array)
    Field-level validation errors

  - `errors.param` (string, required)

  - `errors.detail` (string, required)

  - `errors.code` (string)

## Response 429 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URI identifying the error type

  - `title` (string, required)
    Short, human-readable summary of the problem type

  - `status` (integer, required)
    HTTP status code

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence

  - `instance` (string)
    URI identifying this specific occurrence

  - `code` (string)
    Machine-readable subtype code

  - `param` (string)
    The request parameter that caused the error

  - `errors` (array)
    Field-level validation errors

  - `errors.param` (string, required)

  - `errors.detail` (string, required)

  - `errors.code` (string)

## Response 500 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URI identifying the error type

  - `title` (string, required)
    Short, human-readable summary of the problem type

  - `status` (integer, required)
    HTTP status code

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence

  - `instance` (string)
    URI identifying this specific occurrence

  - `code` (string)
    Machine-readable subtype code

  - `param` (string)
    The request parameter that caused the error

  - `errors` (array)
    Field-level validation errors

  - `errors.param` (string, required)

  - `errors.detail` (string, required)

  - `errors.code` (string)