[role="xpack"]
[[security-api-get-token]]
=== Get token API

Creates a bearer token for access without requiring basic authentication.

==== Request

`POST /_xpack/security/oauth2/token` 

==== Description

The tokens are created by the {es} Token Service, which is automatically enabled
when you configure TLS on the HTTP interface. See <<tls-http>>. Alternatively,
you can explicitly enable the `xpack.security.authc.token.enabled` setting. When 
you are running in production mode, a bootstrap check prevents you from enabling 
the token service unless you also enable TLS on the HTTP interface. 

The get token API takes the same parameters as a typical OAuth 2.0 token API
except for the use of a JSON request body.

A successful get token API call returns a JSON structure that contains the access
token, the amount of time (seconds) that the token expires in, the type, and the
scope if available.

The tokens returned by the get token API have a finite period of time for which
they are valid and after that time period, they can no longer be used. That time
period is defined by the `xpack.security.authc.token.timeout` setting. For more
information, see <<token-service-settings>>.

If you want to invalidate a token immediately, you can do so by using the 
<<security-api-invalidate-token,delete token API>>.


==== Request Body

The following parameters can be specified in the body of a POST request and
pertain to creating a token:

`grant_type`::
(string) The type of grant. Valid grant types are: `password` and `refresh_token`.

`password`::
(string) The user's password. If you specify the `password` grant type, this 
parameter is required. 

`refresh_token`::
(string) If you specify the `refresh_token` grant type, this parameter is 
required. It contains the string that was returned when you created the token 
and enables you to extend its life.

`scope`::
(string) The scope of the token. Currently tokens are only issued for a scope of
`FULL` regardless of the value sent with the request.

`username`::
(string) The username that identifies the user. If you specify the `password` 
grant type, this parameter is required. 

==== Examples

The following example obtains a token for the `test_admin` user:

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
POST /_xpack/security/oauth2/token
{
  "grant_type" : "password",
  "username" : "test_admin",
  "password" : "x-pack-test-password"
}
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE

The following example output contains the access token, the amount of time (in
seconds) that the token expires in, and the type:

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
  "access_token" : "dGhpcyBpcyBub3QgYSByZWFsIHRva2VuIGJ1dCBpdCBpcyBvbmx5IHRlc3QgZGF0YS4gZG8gbm90IHRyeSB0byByZWFkIHRva2VuIQ==",
  "type" : "Bearer",
  "expires_in" : 1200,
  "refresh_token": "vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS"
}
--------------------------------------------------
// TESTRESPONSE[s/dGhpcyBpcyBub3QgYSByZWFsIHRva2VuIGJ1dCBpdCBpcyBvbmx5IHRlc3QgZGF0YS4gZG8gbm90IHRyeSB0byByZWFkIHRva2VuIQ==/$body.access_token/]
// TESTRESPONSE[s/vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS/$body.refresh_token/]

The token returned by this API can be used by sending a request with a
`Authorization` header with a value having the prefix `Bearer ` followed
by the value of the `access_token`.

[source,shell]
--------------------------------------------------
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer dGhpcyBpcyBub3QgYSByZWFsIHRva2VuIGJ1dCBpdCBpcyBvbmx5IHRlc3QgZGF0YS4gZG8gbm90IHRyeSB0byByZWFkIHRva2VuIQ==" http://localhost:9200/_cluster/health
--------------------------------------------------
// NOTCONSOLE

[[security-api-refresh-token]]
To extend the life of an existing token, you can call the API again with the 
refresh token within 24 hours of the token's creation. For example:

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
POST /_xpack/security/oauth2/token
{
    "grant_type": "refresh_token",
    "refresh_token": "vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS"
}
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[s/vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS/$body.refresh_token/]
// TEST[continued]

The API will return a new token and refresh token. Each refresh token may only 
be used one time.

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
  "access_token" : "dGhpcyBpcyBub3QgYSByZWFsIHRva2VuIGJ1dCBpdCBpcyBvbmx5IHRlc3QgZGF0YS4gZG8gbm90IHRyeSB0byByZWFkIHRva2VuIQ==",
  "type" : "Bearer",
  "expires_in" : 1200,
  "refresh_token": "vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS"
}
--------------------------------------------------
// TESTRESPONSE[s/dGhpcyBpcyBub3QgYSByZWFsIHRva2VuIGJ1dCBpdCBpcyBvbmx5IHRlc3QgZGF0YS4gZG8gbm90IHRyeSB0byByZWFkIHRva2VuIQ==/$body.access_token/]
// TESTRESPONSE[s/vLBPvmAB6KvwvJZr27cS/$body.refresh_token/]