Adobe Generate Token API
Creates an access token using client id and client secret. Click here to refer underlying IMS authentication APIs.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: PDF Services Generate Token API
description: "<p><ul>\n\t<li>Learn more about using \n\t<a href=\"https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/howtos/api-usage/\"> Adobe PDF Services API.</a>\n\t</li>\n\t<li> Invoking PDF Services API requires an Adobe-provided credential, <a href=\"https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/gettingstarted/#step-1--getting-the-access-token\">learn more about authentication.</a>\n\t</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/#sdk\">Downloadable SDKs</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdobeDocs/pdfservices-api-documentation/main/src/pages/resources/Platform%20PDF%20Services%20Postman%20Collection.zip\" download>Click here</a> to download sample Postman collection</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdobeDocs/pdfservices-api-documentation/main/src/pages/resources/Platform%20PDF%20Services%20with%20External%20Storage%20Postman%20Collection.zip\">Click here</a> to download sample Postman collection with External Storage</li><li><a href=\"https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/howtos/service-region-configuration-for-apis/\">Click here</a> to know more about <b>multi-region support</b> for PDF Services API</li><li><a href=\"https://community.adobe.com/t5/document-services-apis/ct-p/ct-Document-Cloud-SDK\">Support Forum</a></li><li>First released on 26th September, 2022</li><li>To use your custom external storage, click <a href=\"https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-services-api/howtos/pdf-external-storage-sol\">here</a>.</li></ul></p>"
version: ''
servers:
- url: https://pdf-services-ue1.adobe.io
- url: https://pdf-services-ew1.adobe.io
tags:
- name: Generate Token
description: Creates an access token using client id and client secret. Click <a href="https://developer.adobe.com/developer-console/docs/guides/authentication/ServerToServerAuthentication/IMS/">here</a> to refer underlying IMS authentication APIs.
paths:
/token:
post:
tags:
- Generate Token
summary: Generate access token to perform PDF Services operations
description: Creates an access token using client id and client Secret.
operationId: authentication.generatetoken
requestBody:
description: Params for generating the access token.
content:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Token'
required: true
responses:
'200':
description: The request was successful.
headers:
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
'400':
description: Bad Request. The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served.
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the POST API call response
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS400'
'401':
description: Unauthorized.
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the error JSON response.
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS401'
'403':
description: Forbidden.
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the error JSON response.
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS403'
'404':
description: Resource Not Found.
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the POST API call response
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS404'
'409':
description: The request could not be processed because of conflict in the request
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the POST API call response
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS409'
'500':
description: Internal Server Error. The server has encountered an error and is unable to process your request at this time.
headers:
content-type:
description: The content type of the POST API call response
schema:
type: string
x-request-id:
description: A unique value to identify this request. If x-request-id is specified in the POST request, this value will be the same as the input.
schema:
type: string
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IMS500'
x-codegen-request-body-name: body
components:
schemas:
TokenResponse:
description: Response of generate Access Token Operation.
type: object
properties:
access_token:
description: The token which can be used in performing the PDF Service Operation.
type: string
token_type:
description: The type of the token issued.
type: string
expires_in:
description: The lifetime in seconds of the access token.
type: integer
example:
access_token: '*******'
token_type: Bearer
expires_in: '86399'
Token:
description: Params for generating the Access Token.
type: object
properties:
client_id:
description: Contains the client id obtained upon client registration.
type: string
client_secret:
description: Contains the client secret obtained upon client registration.
type: string
example:
client_id: <client_id>
client_secret: <client_secret>
required:
- client_id
- client_secret
additionalProperties: false
IMS409:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>duplicate_binding</td><td>There are multiple bindings for this client and org.</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: duplicate_binding
message: There are multiple bindings for this client and org.
IMS400:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>invalid_client</td><td>missing client_id parameter</td></tr><tr><td>invalid_client</td><td>invalid client_id parameter</td></tr><tr><td>invalid_client</td><td>missing client_secret parameter</td></tr><tr><td>invalid_client</td><td>missing client_secret parameter</td></tr><tr><td>unauthorized_client</td><td>client is not authorized to use this grant type.</td></tr><tr><td>invalid_target_scope</td><td>None of the requested scopes is enabled in the SP binding</td></tr><tr><td>missing_separator</td><td>The guid xXx is invalid.</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: invalid_client
message: missing client_id parameter
IMS500:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR</td><td>There was an error processing your request.</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
message: There was an error processing your request.
IMS403:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>access_denied</td><td>field matching the authentication scheme used by the client.</td></tr><tr><td>access_denied</td><td>Service principal is no longer part of the organization.</td></tr><tr><td>Forbidden</td><td>The client is not allowed to perform the operation.</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: access_denied
message: field matching the authentication scheme used by the client.
IMS401:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>invalid_client</td><td>According to Section 5.2 of RFC6749 the response includes the \"WWW-Authenticate\" response header field matching the authentication scheme used by the client.</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: invalid_client
message: According to Section 5.2 of RFC6749 the response includes the "WWW-Authenticate" response header field matching the authentication scheme used by the client.
IMS404:
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
description: The string containing the code field. code is the Mnemonic returned by service in case of any failure. The below list is extendable and going forward the error codes can become more specific.
type: string
message:
description: "An English language string that contains more information about the error. \n\n<table><tr><th>code</th><th>message</th></tr><tr><td>not_found</td><td>Organization with id xXX cannot be found</td></tr></table>"
type: string
example:
error:
code: NOT_FOUND
message: Asset not found.
x-tagGroups:
- name: Authentication
tags:
- Generate Token
- name: Files
tags:
- Assets
- name: PDF Operations
tags:
- Combine PDF
- Compress PDF
- Create PDF
- Document Generation
- Export PDF
- Export PDF Form Data
- Extract PDF
- Html to PDF
- Import PDF Form Data
- Linearize PDF
- OCR
- Page Manipulation
- PDF Accessibility Auto-Tag
- PDF Accessibility Checker
- PDF Electronic Seal
- PDF Properties
- PDF To Images
- PDF To Markdown
- PDF Watermark
- Protect PDF
- Remove Protection
- Split PDF