Cable

Cable authentication API

The authentication API from Cable — 2 operation(s) for authentication.

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Operations 2

POST /v2/auth/token Request a new access token #

POST /auth/token Request a new access token #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cable Authentication API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged authentication across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: cable-api-reference-openapi-original.yml, cable-transaction-data-api-openapi-original.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.cable.tech
  description: Production
- url: https://transaction-api.cable.tech
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: authentication
paths:
  /v2/auth/token:
    post:
      operationId: request-token
      summary: Request a new access token
      description: 'The Cable API uses API keys to authenticate requests. Make sure never to share your API keys - don’t put them in

        repositories or leave them as human-readable in code, and always use HTTPS.


        Request a new access token to authenticate requests to the API. The token will expire after the specified time.

        To request an access token you must use the refresh / auth token provided to you by Cable.

        You cannot request a new token with an existing access token.

        '
      tags:
      - authentication
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewAccessTokenResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      requestBody:
        description: Token request parameters
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewAccessTokenRequest'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.cable.tech
      description: Production
  /auth/token:
    post:
      operationId: request-token
      summary: Request a new access token
      description: Request a new access token to authenticate requests to the API. The token will expire after the specified time. To request an access token you must use the refresh / auth token provided to you by Cable. You cannot request a new token with an existing access token.
      tags:
      - authentication
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewAccessTokenResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      requestBody:
        description: Token request parameters
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewAccessTokenRequest'
    servers:
    - url: https://transaction-api.cable.tech
      description: Production server
components:
  schemas:
    NewAccessTokenRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        expiry_seconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The requested expiration time in seconds for the token. Must be between 300 (5 minutes) and 86400 (24 hours).
        scopes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessTokenScope'
      required:
      - expiry_seconds
      - scopes
      title: NewAccessTokenRequest
    GeneralError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralErrorErrorsItems'
          description: Detailed information about errors in specific fields.
      required:
      - code
      - message
      title: GeneralError
    GeneralErrorErrorsItems:
      type: object
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      title: GeneralErrorErrorsItems
    NewAccessTokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
        expiry:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: The expiration time in Unix time format.
        organization_id:
          type: string
          description: The organization ID for which the token was requested.
        organization_name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the organization for which the token was requested.
        scopes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessTokenScope'
      required:
      - token
      - expiry
      - organization_id
      - organization_name
      title: NewAccessTokenResponse
    AccessTokenScope:
      type: object
      properties:
        organization_id:
          type: string
          description: The organization ID for which the token is requested. This is required.
        scopes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: The list of scopes that the token should have. For transaction data, the scope should be 'transactions:write'.
      required:
      - organization_id
      - scopes
      title: AccessTokenScope
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
x-refined-from:
- cable-api-reference-openapi-original.yml
- cable-transaction-data-api-openapi-original.yml