OAuth Tokens

JSON Format

OAuth2 tokens are represented with the following read-only attributes:

Name	Type	Comment
id	integer	Automatically assigned upon creation
user_id	integer	The id of the user this token authenticates as
client_id	integer	The id of the client this token belongs to
token	string	The access token
refresh_token	string	The refresh token, if generated
scopes	array	An array of the valid scopes for this token. See Scopes below
url	string	The API url of this record
created_at	date	The time the token was created
expires_at	date	The time the token will expire
used_at	date	The latest time this token was used for authentication

Example

{
  "id":            1,
  "token":         "af3t24tfj34h43s...",
  "refresh_token": "af3t24tfj34h43s...",
  "scopes":        ["read"],
  "user_id":       29,
  "client_id":     41,
  "url":           "https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/tokens/1.json",
  "created_at":    "2009-05-13T00:07:08Z",
  "expires_at":    "2011-07-22T00:11:12Z",
  "used_at":       "2010-01-22T00:11:12Z"
}

List Tokens

GET /api/v2/oauth/tokens.json

Returns the properties of the tokens. For security reasons, only the first 10 characters of each access token are included.

Using curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/oauth/tokens.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "tokens": [
    {
      "id": 223443,
      "token": "af3345kdj3",
      ...
    },
    {
      "id": 8678530,
      "token": "34hjgkjas4",
      ...
    }
  ]
}

Show Token

GET /api/v2/oauth/tokens/{id}.json

GET /api/v2/oauth/tokens/current.json

Returns the properties of the specified token. For security reasons, only the first 10 characters of the access token are included.

In the first endpoint, id is a token id, not the full token.

In the second endpoint, include an Authorization: Bearer header with the full token to get its associated properties. Example:

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/oauth/tokens/current.json \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer 58787ff987e8031f6bc54a...' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Using curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/oauth/tokens/{id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "token": {
    "id": 223443,
    "token": "af3245kdj3",
    ...
  }
}

Create Token

POST /api/v2/oauth/tokens.json

Returns an OAuth access token with a specified scope.

Refresh tokens aren't used. An access token doesn't expire but it can be revoked.

For a tutorial, see Creating and using OAuth tokens with the API.

Note: For OAuth authorization code or password grant types, use the Create Token for Grant Type endpoint. The two APIs don't share the same path, JSON format, or request parameters. However, both APIs return access tokens that can be used to authenticate API requests.

Allowed For

Admins

Request parameters

The POST request takes a "token" object that contains an OAuth client's resource id and scopes.

Name	Type	Description
client_id	integer	The resource `id` of an OAuth client (not the client's unique identifier). For the ids, see List Clients
scopes	array	Valid scopes for the token. See Scopes below

Using curl

 curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/oauth/tokens.json \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -d '{"token": {"client_id": 1234, "scopes": ["read", "write"]}}' \
   -X POST -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status: 201 Created

{
  "token": {
    "id": 223443,
    "full_token": "af3245kdja3...",
    ...
  }
}

Scopes

The scopes parameter defines whether requests authenticated with the token can post, put, and delete data, or only get data.

Note: Don't confuse the scopes parameter (plural) with the scope parameter (singular) for grant-type tokens.

The scopes parameter is an array of strings, each specifying a resource name and an access setting. Access is either 'read' or 'write'. If you don't specify a resource, access to all resources is assumed. If you don't specify the access, read and write access are assumed.

The syntax is as follows:

"scopes": [resource:scope, ...]

where resource is optional.

Examples

"scopes": ["read"]

"scopes": ["tickets:read"]

To give read and write access to a resource, specify both scopes:

"scopes": ["users:read", "users:write"]

To give write access only to one resource and read access to everything else:

"scopes": ["organizations:write", "read"]

Note: The endpoint returns an access token even if you specify an invalid scope. Any request you make with the token will return a "Forbidden" error.

Available scopes

read - gives access to GET endpoints. Includes permission to sideload related resources
write - gives access to POST, PUT, and DELETE endpoints
impersonate - allows Zendesk Support admins to make requests on behalf of end users. See Making API requests on behalf of end users

Resources that can be scoped

tickets
users
auditlogs (read only)
organizations
hc
apps
triggers
automations
targets
macros
requests
satisfaction_ratings
dynamic_content
any_channel (write only)
web_widget (write only)

Revoke Token

DELETE /api/v2/oauth/tokens/{id}.json DELETE /api/v2/oauth/tokens/current.json

Allowed For

Admins, Agents, End Users

Using curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/oauth/tokens/{id}.json \
  -X DELETE -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Example Response

Status: 204 No Content