This API is used to generate the authentication token using the merchant's credentials like username and password. You must pass the generated token as the value of the Authorization header for all Payout APIs.
HTTP Method: POST
Environment
| Test Environment | https://uat-accounts.payu.in/oauth/token |
| Production Environment | https://accounts.payu.in/oauth/token |
Request parameters
Parameters | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
client_id |
| |
grant_type |
| password |
username |
| |
password |
| Tester@123 |
scope |
| create_payout_transactions |
Note:
Use the following client_id value to proceed because the public Client ID remains the same for all Payouts Merchants:
- Test: 6f8bb4951e030d4d7349e64a144a534778673585f86039617c167166e9154f7e
- Production: ccbb70745faad9c06092bb5c79bfd919b6f45fd454f34619d83920893e90ae6b
Sample Request
curl -X POST \
https://uat-accounts.payu.in/oauth/token \
-H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
-H 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
-d 'grant_type=password&scope=create_payout_transactions&client_id=6f8bb4951e030d4d7349e64a144a534778673585f86039617c167166e9154f7e&username=payouttest4%40mailinator.com&password=Tester%40123&='Response parameters
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| access_token | Indicates the Security Token used to get access in Payouts API calls. |
| token_type | Type of authorization token |
| expire_in | Indicates the TTL, i.e., the time limit (in seconds) after which the Security Token will expire |
| refresh_token | Used to refresh the access_token. For more information, refer to Refresh Token. |
| scope | Represents the allowed scopes in the generated security token. For example, the generated token can be used only for Payouts API requests |
| created_at | Indicates the Time of Creation in milliseconds |
| user_uuid | Indicates the Unique Identifier for the user. |
Sample response
{
"access_token": "581b0657b38a56bb4296f774852f208f6d84a23d8f1bf61c63c15de60d43ee76",
"token_type": "Bearer",
"expires_in": 7199,
"refresh_token": "ff8e094ecfa11fb390931f779ae62c0836f97bbaedcf5551c88eff826da3239a",
"scope": "create_payout_transactions",
"created_at": 1585216027,
"user_uuid": "11e8-5a8f-05faaaa4-84a5-020d245326e4"
}