To send requests to Movilitas.Cloud over API, first you need to get an authentication token. By sending an authentication request over Authentication API, you get a dynamic authentication token. The token has an expiration so you need to send the request regularly.
Note: The authentication request described in this topic is only applicable to dynamic tokens. If you are using a static authentication token, ignore this description.
API Tool to Use
In this document, we provide examples by using the cURL command-line tool. To send the API request, you can find a lot of user-friendly REST API tools on the Internet, for example, Postman.
Before You Begin
Make sure you have created an API key and API secret for your tenant (the company you serve in Movilitas.Cloud as an administrator). For more information, see Managing API Keys and Static Token.
Procedure
1. Use the POST method and the following URL:
https://api.movilitas.cloud/v1/api_auth
2. For the header, define the following:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | Apply JSON format for the content. Use the value application/json. |
3. In the body of the request, define the API key and API secret as described below.
| Field | Required or Optional? | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | Required | String | The API key value that was generated in Movilitas.Cloud. |
| api_secret | Required | String | The API secret that was given in Movilitas.Cloud. |
4. Send the request. You will receive a response containing the authentication token.
You need to use the authentication token in the API requests that you send to Movilitas.Cloud.
Note: The token you receive has an expiration. Once the token expires, you must authenticate again.
Sample cURL Request
curl -X POST \
https://api.movilitas.cloud/v1/api_auth \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"api_key": "s_ajk42KdKAhGr!7MFmcT6S8SCsCChssdhMtERSA!CpP8ed93ShmCHhhr2Nh7cGA",
"api_secret": "Abcd1234!"
}'Sample Response (Success 200)
{
"success": true,
"message": "Authentication succeeded",
"token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiJzX2FqazQyS2RLQWhHciE3TUZtY1Q2UzhTQ3NDQ2hzc2RoTXRFUlNBIUNwUDhlZDkzU2htQ0hoaHIyTmg3Y0dBIiwiX2lkIjoiNWQyNzA4ZDc3NDQ1OTcxYjI5MmY4ZDI3IiwiaWF0IjoxNTY0MDU5ODc2LCJleHAiOjE1NjQxNDYyNzZ9.TBMv71CaxCNtE1opQMk0f1ncfbnZ0Cwnu7MWkTzkQqA",
"currentTime": "2019-07-25T13:04:36.495Z",
"expiresInMinutes": "1440"
}