WeChat

WeChat Access Token API

Application-level access token management.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /cgi-bin/token auth.getAccessToken #

Specifications

⚙

OpenAPI

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wechat/refs/heads/main/openapi/wechat-access-token-api-openapi.yml

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this

find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This API

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/wechat-access-token-api"

All apis

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: WeChat Mini Program Server API (subset) Access Token API
  description: 'Subset OpenAPI description for the WeChat (Weixin) Mini Programs server-side

    API hosted at `api.weixin.qq.com`. Covers the foundational endpoints needed

    to bootstrap a Mini Program backend: exchanging a temporary login code for

    a session via `auth.code2Session`, minting an application access token via

    `auth.getAccessToken`, and retrieving a paid-only UnionID via

    `auth.getPaidUnionId`.


    Authentication for these foundational endpoints is keyed on the Mini

    Program''s AppID and AppSecret, passed as query parameters. Subsequent

    business APIs (template messages, content moderation, analytics, QR codes,

    logistics, etc.) require the `access_token` obtained from

    `auth.getAccessToken`.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: WeChat Developer Community
    url: https://developers.weixin.qq.com/community/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.weixin.qq.com
  description: WeChat production API
tags:
- name: Access Token
  description: Application-level access token management.
paths:
  /cgi-bin/token:
    get:
      tags:
      - Access Token
      summary: auth.getAccessToken
      description: 'Obtain the global application `access_token` for a Mini Program.

        Returned tokens are valid for 7200 seconds and must be cached and

        re-used across the application; concurrent calls will overwrite each

        other.

        '
      operationId: getAccessToken
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: grant_type
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - client_credential
        description: Must be set to `client_credential`.
      - in: query
        name: appid
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Mini Program AppID from the WeChat Official Accounts Platform.
      - in: query
        name: secret
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Mini Program AppSecret.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access token response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    access_token:
                      type: string
                      description: Global application access token.
                    expires_in:
                      type: integer
                      format: int32
                      description: Lifetime of the access token in seconds (typically 7200).
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WeChatError'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    access_token: ACCESS_TOKEN
                    expires_in: 7200
                invalidAppId:
                  value:
                    errcode: 40013
                    errmsg: invalid appid
components:
  schemas:
    WeChatError:
      type: object
      description: Standard WeChat API error envelope.
      properties:
        errcode:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric WeChat error code; `0` indicates success.
        errmsg:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
externalDocs:
  description: WeChat Mini Program Server API
  url: https://developers.weixin.qq.com/miniprogram/en/dev/api-backend/