Step 1: Perform Authentication

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You will need to obtain an authentication token before you use the Triple API endpoints.  The Triple API uses OAuth2 with a Client ID and Client Secret to authenticate.   
To authenticate, use these steps.
After you've signed with Triple, you will receive a Client ID and Client Secret that you'll use to send a request for a token.
Place a colon in-between your Client ID and Client Secret, then  apply Base64 encoding.  
Here is an example:
Python
grant_type = "client_credentials"

# authorization key must be base64 encoded and concatenate triple_id:triple_secret

byte_key = "abcdefg" + ":" + "012345"
byte_key = byte_key.encode("ascii")
triple_authorization_key = base64.b64encode(byte_key)
triple_authorization_key = triple_authorization_key.decode("ascii")

def token_request():
    r = requests.post(
        MY_AUTH_URL,
        data={"grant_type": grant_type},
        headers={"Authorization": "Basic " + triple_authorization_key,
                 "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8"}
    )

    response = r.json()
    print(response["access_token"])
    return response["access_token"]

my_auth_token = token_request()
grant_type = "client_credentials"

# authorization key must be base64 encoded and concatenate triple_id:triple_secret

byte_key = "abcdefg" + ":" + "012345"
byte_key = byte_key.encode("ascii")
triple_authorization_key = base64.b64encode(byte_key)
triple_authorization_key = triple_authorization_key.decode("ascii")

def token_request():
    r = requests.post(
        MY_AUTH_URL,
        data={"grant_type": grant_type},
        headers={"Authorization": "Basic " + triple_authorization_key,
                 "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8"}
    )

    response = r.json()
    print(response["access_token"])
    return response["access_token"]

my_auth_token = token_request()
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Note the content-typevalue. It is set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
3. Send the encoded token to the following URL to get an OAuth2 token:  https://auth.tripleup.dev/oauth2/token﻿.
Curl
Curl
curl --location 'https://auth.tripleup.dev/oauth2/token' \--header 'Authorization: Basic YMJjZZGVmZzowMTIzNDU=' \--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials'
curl --location 'https://auth.tripleup.dev/oauth2/token' \--header 'Authorization: Basic YMJjZZGVmZzowMTIzNDU=' \--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials'
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4. You'll then receive a bearer token that you can use for the API.  This server-side token lasts for 60 minutes.  
Once you have been authenticated, go to Step 2: Register Card Programs﻿.
Updated 12 Jul 2023
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