AccessToken API Method

Green Dot will use this method to obtain an access token for the given program code. Green Dot will pass the client Id and secret as basic authorization to the Partner in the request. The Partner will generate an access token and return it back to Green Dot. Green Dot recommends for this access token to expire within 1-2 hours, not exceeding 24 hours (1-day max).

URI: </authentication/PROGRAMCODE/accesstoken

HTTP Method: POST

Request

Field	Type	Format	Required	Description
grant_type	String	Max 100 chars	Yes	Possible values: Client_Credentials

Sample Request

POST \<<Partner Base URL>/authentication/<<programcode>>/accesstoken 
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Authorization: Basic c3Bhcms6c3BhcmtQQHNzdzByZA==
X-GD-RequestId: 7944ed36-cad2-474f-bea4-b24d3be8b1b6
Content-Length: 42
grant_type=client_credentials

Response

Field	Type	Format	Description
access_token	String	Max 250 chars	Generated Access Token
scope	String	Max 100 chars	Possible values: cashout
token_type	String	Max 50 chars	Type of the token. Possible values: Bearer
expires_In	integer	N/A	Expiration time in seconds

Note: Program code will be provided by Green Dot.

Sample Response

{
    "scope": "cashout",
    "responseDetails": {
        "code": 0,
        "subCode": 0,
        "codeDescription": "Success",
        "subCodeDescription": "Success"
    },
    "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjEiLCJwaS5hdG0iOiJnbXNoIn0.eyJzY29wZSI6IiIsImF1dGhvcml6YXRpb25fZGV0YWlscyI6W10sImNsaWVudF9pZCI6IlVBSUQxMDYzN01OTWljcm9TZXJ2aWNlcyIsImV4cCI6MTcwNzQ3MjcwNX0.d0ohO825c2GaXlBsK_eFx8cyntDzL6f5n-xBfICzGlWpgs1Sop93e36PAiQEse2uScC9QjZoxmg9X312FbJMfipMqbhE5NTZWnL_ofme9gMXDP4OBUwCWnLIgxn5xQS_6JV7z21CEfTtOFi4IHGyaQltxNIE55w-IfQ5npe0S433Np7PC-PGr-7gbB0ouaI-mtti2wGmUXNjb5RqJfpYZXM4nLWhf_O3nIQUSkClIYjjdVSr7bQP2m96OQ8J88-tRdnKy5894UjNYI3yrC6L8r_IfsqhzKjqeAbvongaQiqsNPwEHIHFcU_1FWG70xJYTntIu6HPqGB4CQvjWxHz0VMLku0ygwIH4lG62AEZNHFmSFiUxVNOLAfX-JEIdONbP537MJ5jkx4LuSss6gARbJmdNmO64hK3BgiwKzaatva0FNxzQ4F5J13GHTmMOZcWbEw44ANUPymVtC77mfQmC_LoaboMLei-9Ta1FRSijSoNM0p1m4c8RXina0ptRfz56jpeQ7okaba_dGPvQ0SSbxbiN503P0CJ7TD3UR2DgQdHECb3DRzK-Cbo-k9UNCITbbko3kYKOb9VuXo3JhBs7d6Tf3Cp4ds_9pPyrfIDqGR-ECY4ubcilMtQRblQRMI3qg7zvnjdWjPSK3hSpKunJ7nWCiIQ9lePgo5VLcH2_Lw",
    "token_type": "Bearer",
    "expires_In": 7199
}