CloudPrint Documentation/API reference

Get an OAuth2 access token

Exchange CloudPrint API credentials for a short-lived OAuth2 Bearer token using the Client Credentials grant.

POST/oauth/tokenAPI version: v1operationId: issueOAuthTokenView as Markdown

What this endpoint does

Exchange CloudPrint API credentials for a short-lived OAuth2 Bearer token using the Client Credentials grant.

Authentication

This endpoint does not require a Bearer token.

Request

Production base URL: https://public-api.cloudprint.me/oauth/token

Parameters

This endpoint has no path, query or custom header parameters.

Request body

Content type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Name	Type	Required	Description	Constraints
grant_type	string	yes	OAuth2 grant used for the token request.	enum: client_credentials; example: "client_credentials"
client_id	string	yes	Public identifier from the account API Credentials pair.	—
client_secret	string	yes	Secret from API Credentials; keep it only in a backend secret store.	—
scope	string	no	Space-separated scopes requested for the access token.	example: "agents:read printers:read documents:write print_jobs:write print_jobs:read"

Example requests

cURL

curl -sS https://public-api.cloudprint.me/oauth/token \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  --data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' \
  --data-urlencode 'client_id=33333333-3333-4333-8333-333333333333' \
  --data-urlencode 'client_secret=cpsec_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'scope=agents:read printers:read documents:write print_jobs:write print_jobs:read'

PHP

<?php

$response = file_get_contents('https://public-api.cloudprint.me/oauth/token', false, stream_context_create([
    'http' => [
        'method' => 'POST',
        'header' => "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
        'content' => http_build_query([
            'grant_type' => 'client_credentials',
            'client_id' => getenv('CLOUDPRINT_CLIENT_ID'),
            'client_secret' => getenv('CLOUDPRINT_CLIENT_SECRET'),
            'scope' => 'agents:read printers:read documents:write print_jobs:write print_jobs:read',
        ]),
    ],
]));

$token = json_decode((string) $response, true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)['access_token'];

Response

HTTP status: 200 — Access token issued

Response fields

Name	Type	Required	Description	Constraints
token_type	string	yes	OAuth2 token type; Public API tokens use Bearer.	example: "Bearer"
expires_in	integer	yes	Access-token lifetime in seconds from the time of issuance.	example: 900
access_token	string	yes	Short-lived OAuth2 Bearer token used in Public API requests.	example: "eyJ..."
scope	string	yes	Space-separated scopes requested for the access token.	example: "printers:read print_jobs:write"

Example response

{
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "expires_in": 900,
  "access_token": "eyJ...",
  "scope": "printers:read print_jobs:write"
}

Errors

HTTP status	Description
400	Invalid OAuth2 request
401	Invalid OAuth2 client credentials
429	Rate limit exceeded
500	OAuth2 server error

Integration guidance

• Keep client_secret only in a backend secret store; never send it to browser or distributed desktop code.
• Cache the token until shortly before expires_in instead of requesting a token for every print job.
• Request the smallest scope set needed by the current integration.

Related documentation

Get the current API client contextConfirm which CloudPrint account, client application and scopes are represented by the current access token.Authenticate with OAuth2 Client CredentialsCreate a CloudPrint client app, request a short-lived access token and protect credentials with the correct API scopes.CloudPrint API errors and retriesHandle CloudPrint API status codes, machine-readable errors, rate limits, request tracing and safe retry decisions.

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