OAuth Clients

You can use this API to work with API clients for Zendesk Chat.

To create API clients using the Dashboard in Chat, see Adding an API client.

JSON format

OAuth Clients are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name	Type	Read-only	Mandatory	Description
agent_id	integer	true	false	The ID of the agent who created the client
client_identifier	string	true	false	The identifier for this client
client_secret	string	true	false	The client secret. Generated automatically when created. Returned in full only during create and generate
client_type	string	false	false	Can be "public" (default) or "confidential". If you resave the client using the UI, reverts to "public"
company	string	false	false	The company name of the client
create_date	string	true	false	The time the client was created
id	integer	true	false	The ID of the client. Automatically assigned when created
name	string	false	true	The name of the client
redirect_uris		false	true	A list of the valid redirect URIs for this client
scopes	string	false	true	Allowed scopes for this client. Only supports "read" or "write"
update_date	string	true	false	The time of the last update of the client

Example

{
  "agent_id": 100000201,
  "client_identifier": "X0l3DNZexuASH7gvJOdmnXyS1Rv1w5ARjqXvlLzff3894hscYx",
  "client_secret": "Ay0b5u23pTuTyieXuXdoqb66xRDs1zaPEpunUD7MT4SXvx7ReWbOGPDTkinWpfgO",
  "client_type": "confidential",
  "company": "client company",
  "create_date": "2014-09-01T10:29:59Z",
  "id": 1,
  "name": "client one",
  "redirect_uris": "http://localhost/redirect",
  "scopes": "read write",
  "update_date": "2014-09-11T18:36:29Z"
}

List OAuth Clients

• GET /api/v2/oauth/clients

Lists all clients under an agent.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

[
  {
    "agent_id": 100000203,
    "client_identifier": "X0l3DNZexuASH7gvJOdmnXyS1Rv1w5ARjqXvlLzff3894hscYx",
    "client_secret": "Ay0b5u23",
    "client_type": "confidential",
    "company": "zendesk",
    "create_date": "2014-09-01T10:29:59Z",
    "id": 1,
    "name": "zendesk",
    "redirect_uris": "http://localhost/redirect",
    "scopes": "read",
    "update_date": "2014-09-11T18:36:29Z"
  },
  {
    "agent_id": 100000200,
    "client_identifier": "yaFcvgPB1a9woOt5JKSkOXu6RI5iYPGJlQKinpsI3zx4ihwVR0",
    "client_secret": "KmlUs0oM",
    "client_type": "confidential",
    "company": "zendesk",
    "create_date": "2015-09-01T10:29:59Z",
    "id": 2,
    "name": "zopim",
    "redirect_uris": "http://localhost/redirect",
    "scopes": "read write",
    "update_date": "2015-09-11T18:36:29Z"
  }
]

Show OAuth Client

• GET /api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id}

Shows detail of the specified client.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
oauth_client_id	integer	Path	true	The ID of the OAuth Client

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id} \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

{
  "agent_id": 100000200,
  "client_identifier": "tN1UHkG2GrmbHkgiyn3WY80acJxebbmwPimLXeIdPDgn6TCBjgD0Bhhbx4iS604s",
  "client_secret": "lRmLFvyD // truncated secret",
  "client_type": "confidential",
  "create_date": "2015-09-01T10:29:59Z",
  "id": 3,
  "name": "sunshine",
  "redirect_uris": "http://localhost/redirect",
  "scopes": "read write",
  "update_date": "2015-09-11T18:36:29Z"
}

Create OAuth Client

• POST /api/v2/oauth/clients

Creates a new OAuth2 client.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients \
  -d '{
        "name": "client2", \
        "company": "client2 company" \
        "scopes": "read write", \
        "redirect_uris": "{your_redirect_url}"
      }' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Example response(s)

201 Created

Status 201 Created

{
  "agent_id": 100000203,
  "client_identifier": "5k6aN8tp4x53AQhRrki5UyqR271k7bhgp5tPkVXfXuFESd3XIi",
  "client_secret": "ZptjrMFLAHx8846HS4astI4lcnTC0xeqScudHbuBl9fm9envuP1mUqDC5QJHVPn7 // full generated secret",
  "client_type": "confidential",
  "company": "client2 company",
  "create_date": "2014-09-01T10:29:59Z",
  "id": 256,
  "name": "client2",
  "redirect_uris": "{your_redirect_url}",
  "scopes": "read write",
  "update_date": null
}

Update OAuth Client

• PUT /api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id}

Updates details of the specified client.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
oauth_client_id	integer	Path	true	The ID of the OAuth Client

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id} \
  -d '{"name": "client two"}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} \
  -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

{
  "agent_id": 100000203,
  "client_identifier": "5k6aN8tp4x53AQhRrki5UyqR271k7bhgp5tPkVXfXuFESd3XIi",
  "client_secret": "ZptjrMFL // truncated secret",
  "client_type": "confidential",
  "company": "client2 company",
  "create_date": "2014-09-01T10:29:59Z",
  "id": 256,
  "name": "client two",
  "redirect_uris": "{your_redirect_url}",
  "scopes": "read write",
  "update_date": "2014-09-11T18:36:29Z"
}

Delete OAuth Client

• DELETE /api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id}

Deletes the specified client.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
oauth_client_id	integer	Path	true	The ID of the OAuth Client

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id} \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X DELETE

Example response(s)

204 No Content

Status 204 No Content

Generate OAuth Client Secret

• POST /api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id}

Generates a new secret for the specified client.

Allowed for

• Administrator

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
oauth_client_id	integer	Path	true	The ID of the OAuth Client

Using curl

curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/oauth/clients/{oauth_client_id}/client_secret \
-v -u {email_address}:{password} \
-X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Example response(s)

200 OK

Status 200 OK

{
  "client_secret": "n0pvvn3Mrzt5JO88nTL7pHvrHcp3zI8K13eaP2ZGeLIudA9wUnGo0vQyhOFaiKnj // full generated secret"
}