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Version: 8.2

Generating machine-to-machine tokens

In this guide, we'll show you how to generate your own machine-to-machine (M2M) tokens.

Want to learn more about M2M tokens?

Head over to our documentation on M2M tokens to find out more.

Prerequisites​

  • A running Identity service
  • An application for your service
  • The client ID of your application
  • The client secret of your application
  • A REST client of your choice

Generate token​

In our example, the Keycloak instance that supports Identity can be found via http://localhost:18080. This may be different for you, so adjust the host name (and port if required) as appropriate.

To request a token, use the following cURL command replacing the placeholders with your applications details:

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:18080/auth/realms/camunda-platform/protocol/openid-connect/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=[CLIENT_ID]' \
--data-urlencode 'client_secret=[CLIENT_SECRET]' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials'