Basiq Authentication API

The Authentication API from Basiq — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

Operations 1

POST /token Generate an auth token #

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OpenAPI Specification

basiq-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Connect Authentication API
  description: All included utility endpoints for Basiq partners
  version: 3.0.0
  termsOfService: https://docs.basiq.io/en/collections/440849-privacy-terms-and-common-questions
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://basiq.io
servers:
- url: https://au-api.basiq.io
security:
- api_key: []
- services_token: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
paths:
  /token:
    post:
      tags:
      - Authentication
      summary: Generate an auth token
      description: Use this endpoint to retrieve a token that will be passed as authorization header for Basiq API
      operationId: postToken
      parameters:
      - name: basiq-version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '3.0'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              properties:
                scope:
                  type: string
                userId:
                  type: string
            examples:
              client_access:
                summary: For all client side requests
                value:
                  scope: CLIENT_ACCESS
                  userId: 6dd30ce4-d4ba-11ec-9d64-0242ac120002
              server_access:
                summary: For all server side requests
                value:
                  scope: SERVER_ACCESS
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Return token object that will be used for Basiq API requests. '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                required:
                - access_token
                - expires_in
                - token_type
                type: object
                properties:
                  access_token:
                    type: string
                    description: The generated access token.
                    example: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c
                  expires_in:
                    type: integer
                    description: Expires in 3600 seconds
                    format: int64
                    example: 3600
                  token_type:
                    type: string
                    description: This value will always be `Bearer`.
                    example: Bearer
                x-readme-ref-name: TokenPostResponse
        '400':
          description: Returns error that server cannot or will not process the request as it does not conform.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                required:
                - correlationId
                - data
                - type
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Always "list".
                    example: list
                  correlationId:
                    type: string
                    description: Unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem.
                    example: ac5ah5i
                  data:
                    type: array
                    description: Error data.
                    items:
                      required:
                      - code
                      - type
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          description: Type of the response, always "error"
                          example: error
                        title:
                          type: string
                          description: Title of the error
                          example: Parameter not valid.
                        code:
                          type: string
                          description: Application-specific error code, expressed as a string value.
                          example: parameter-not-valid
                          enum:
                          - parameter-not-supplied
                          - parameter-not-valid
                          - unsupported-accept
                          - invalid-content
                          - institution-not-supported
                          - invalid-credentials
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          description: Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
                          example: ID value is not valid.
                        source:
                          title: Source
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            parameter:
                              type: string
                              description: String indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.
                              example: id
                          description: An object containing references to the source of the error.
                          x-readme-ref-name: Source
                x-readme-ref-name: BadRequestError
        '404':
          description: Returns error indicating that server can't find requested resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                required:
                - correlationId
                - data
                - type
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Always "list".
                    example: list
                  correlationId:
                    type: string
                    description: Unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem.
                    example: ac5ah5i
                  data:
                    type: array
                    description: Error data.
                    items:
                      required:
                      - code
                      - type
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        code:
                          type: string
                          description: Application-specific error code, expressed as a string value.
                          example: resource-not-found
                          enum:
                          - resource-not-found
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          description: Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
                          example: Resource not found.
                        title:
                          type: string
                          description: Title of the error
                          example: Requested resource is not found.
                        type:
                          type: string
                          description: Type of the response, always "error"
                          example: error
                x-readme-ref-name: NotFoundError
        '500':
          description: Returns error response code indicates that the server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                required:
                - correlationId
                - data
                - type
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Always "list".
                    example: list
                  correlationId:
                    type: string
                    description: Unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem.
                    example: ac5ah5i
                  data:
                    type: array
                    description: Error data.
                    items:
                      required:
                      - code
                      - type
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        code:
                          type: string
                          description: Application-specific error code, expressed as a string value.
                          example: internal-server-error
                          enum:
                          - internal-server-error
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          description: Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
                          example: Internal Server error. Contact support.
                        title:
                          type: string
                          description: Title of the error
                          example: Internal Server error.
                        type:
                          type: string
                          description: Type of the response, always "error"
                          example: error
                x-readme-ref-name: InternalServerError
      security:
      - api_key: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      x-default: Basic NjMxMjNmMWMtZjYxMy00ZjMyLWFiYzUtYzBhZDdhYTY2YmU1OjQ3NWYwMzhkLTBlZmItNGM1ZS1iMzQ0LTAzMzYxOTkyYTRlMw==
    services_token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
x-readme:
  explorer-enabled: true
  proxy-enabled: true
  samples-enabled: true
  samples-languages:
  - curl
  - node
  - ruby
  - javascript
  - python
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Basiq
  source: https://api.basiq.io/openapi/connect.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)