Authorization

Once the Access Token has been obtained it can be used to make calls to the API by passing it as a Bearer Token in the Authorization header of the HTTP request.

Flow Diagram

Request

curl -u <appid>:<app-secret> https://api.flipkart.net/oauth-service/oauth/token?grant_type=client_credentials&scope=Seller_Api

Responses

Success Response

// status: 200
{
  appId: '99****4861***********0396*****087',
  appSecret: '2a****e71e**50a6*****8b631e',
  access_token: '523**bb-8**2-4**6-8**6-b50****952b',
  token_type: 'bearer',
  expires_in: 5183999,
  scope: 'Seller_Api'
}

Failed Response

// status: 401
// #1: When misplaced appId
{
  appId: 'a5773b********b73b5078', // Incorrect or missing appID
  appSecret: '250a1e*******c9015ec70',
  error: 'unauthorized',
  error_description: 'No client with requested id: a5773b***********46bb73b5078'
}

// status: 401
// #2: When misplaced appSecret
{
  appId: 'a5773b********b73b5078',
  appSecret: '250a1e*******c9015ec70', // Incorrect or missing appSecret
  error: 'unauthorized',
  error_description: 'Bad credentials'
}