Context and background
Target audience
Analysts and developers of integrators who want to call a secured Informatie Vlaanderen API server and need to know how to authorize.
Goals
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| theme | Midnight |
| title | Obtaining access tokens: example 1 |
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- Help you decide the most suitable method to connect to the new GIPOD-APIs.
- Provide a step-by-step explanation of to get authenticated on the new GIPOD-APIs with your chosen method.
Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIV | Agentschap Informatie Vlaanderen |
| Resource Owner | The entity that can grant access to a protected resource. Typically, this is the end-user. |
| Client | An application requesting access to a protected resource on behalf of the Resource Owner. |
| Resource Server | The server hosting the protected resources. This is the net GIPOD-API you want to access. |
| Authorization Server | The server that authenticates the Resource Owner and issues Access Tokens after getting proper authorization. In this case, Auth0. |
| Access Token | A credential that can be used by an application to access an API. |
| Refresh Token | A long-lived token that is used to obtain a new Access Token after a previous one has expired. |