Generate UX Toolkit authentication token - Marqeta Docs

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Warning This endpoint has been deprecated. Refer to the Authentication workflow section of UX Toolkit Getting Started for details on how to authenticate with OAuth 2.0.

Use this endpoint to generate your UX Toolkit authentication token. This token enables access to the specified account in order for your application’s back end to pass it to your JavaScript. For details, see UX Toolkit Getting Started.

Request body

Fields	Description
user_token string Required	Unique identifier of the user account holder. Allowable Values: 1–36 chars Existing user token

Sample request body

JSON

{
  "user_token": "a94c2e7e-9383-4486-9759-8c04cf672e4e"
}

Response body

Fields	Description
program_short_code string Returned	Program short code on the Marqeta platform. Allowable Values: Existing program short code
token string Returned	Token string to be passed to the UX Toolkit’s `bootstrap()` method. Allowable Values: Authentication token

Sample response body

JSON

{
  "program_short_code": "myprgrm",
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwcm9ncmFtX3Nob3J0X2NvZGUiOiJteXByZ3JtIiwidXNlcl90b2tlbiI6IjE0OWNjYjVmLWUwZDYtNGMwZS05MjAzLWJkMDkyZGI0N2UzNCJ9.6TdyvMOa_eUSvN5GpUZKBOgcHxmWTuYQPMEgNwBfVS0"
}