The Client Credentials flow is used when making API requests directly from your application without user interaction. This flow is suitable for server-to-server integrations where you're accessing the API on behalf of your own service.
To obtain a service token, make a POST request to the token endpoint:
POST https://id.centraldispatch.com/connect/token
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| client_id | An ID that was assigned to your company by Central Dispatch. |
| client_secret | A secret code that was assigned to your company by Central Dispatch. |
| grant_type | This field should always contain the value client_credentials. |
curl -X POST https://id.centraldispatch.com/connect/token \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-d "client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID" \
-d "client_secret=YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET" \
-d "grant_type=client_credentials"
{
"access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1...",
"expires_in": 3600,
"token_type": "Bearer",
"scope": "scope1 scope2..."
}
After obtaining the access token, include it in the Authorization header for all API requests:
curl -X GET https://api.centraldispatch.com/your-endpoint \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded.expires_in (in seconds).