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Create Authorization Server

Use this API to create an Authorization Server.

Then further configure the Authorization Server to customize Scopes, Claims and Client Apps.

See the following for a general overview of API Authorization Management.





Resource URL

https://<api-domain>/api/2/api_authorizations

Header Parameters

Authorization

required

string

Set to bearer <access_token>.

Set <access_token> to the access token you generated using the Generate Token API.

The access token must have been generated using an API credential pair created using the scope required to call this API. This API can be called using any one of the following scopes: Manage All.

Content-Type

required

string

 Set to application/json.

Request Parameters

See API Authorization Resource for attribute definitions.

Sample Request Body

{
  "name": "Contacts API",
  "description": "This is an api",
  "configuration": {
    "resource_identifier": "https://example.com/contacts",
    "audiences": ["https://example.com/contacts"],
    "access_token_expiration_minutes": 10,
    "refresh_token_expiration_minutes": 30
  }
}

Sample Responses

  • 201 Created
  • 401 Unauthorized
  • 422 Unprocessable Entity
{
    "id": 1022743
}

Typically, this error means that your access token value is invalid.

{
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "name": "UnauthorizedError"
}

Audiences are required

{
    "message": "Validation failed: Resource identifier can't be blank, Audiences can't be blank",
    "statusCode": 422,
    "name": "UnprocessableEntityError"
}

Response Elements

id Authorization Server ID.

Postman Collection

Replace sample variables indicated by {{ }} with your actual values.

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Sample Code

cURL

Replace sample values indicated by < > with your actual values.

Create an API Authorization Server

curl 'https://<api-domain>/api/2/api_authorizations' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "name": "Contacts API",
  "description": "This is an api",
  "configuration": {
    "resource_identifier": "https://example.com/contacts",
    "audiences": ["https://example.com/contacts"],
    "access_token_expiration_minutes": 10,
    "refresh_token_expiration_minutes": 30
  }
}'

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