This API is used to generate authentication tokens using client_secret and private client ID. 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

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=client_credentials&client_id=cf608fd***4fd52f94fb**02e4bb431641c40339991787568773411df368&client_secret=26ec3cc4bc7caaasdf90b006b655582b92ed0116554597942a884c6cb626e3f&scope=create_payout_transactions'

Sample response

{
  "access_token": "994as40fd3bee9a0e830b5a5743a93d4f5c32c84f637510b128a7c69586ab8d",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "expires_in": 6351,
  "scope": "create_payout_transactions",
  "created_at": 1585215909
}

Response parameters

Parameters	Description
access_token	Indicates the Security Token used to get access in Payouts API calls.
expire_in	Indicates the TTL i.e., the time limit (in seconds) after which the Security Token will expire
scope	Represents the allowed scopes in generated security token. For e.g., the generated token can be used only for Payouts API requests
created_at	Indicates the Time of creation in milliseconds

Request parameters

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Note:
Use your test client ID and secret that was provided by PayU. For getting your client_id and client_secret, refer to Get Client ID and Secret from Dashboard.

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