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Generate a grant code and review API access

Give a self client permission for specific scopes, exchange the code for tokens, then review authorised apps and API activity.

Before you start: Add a self client first. A grant code works once and expires within minutes.

1Choose Generate code on a self client

On the API Console tab, find your self client and choose Generate code. A form opens listing the scopes you can grant.

Scalar360 screen: Choose Generate code on a self client — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

2Pick the scopes

Tick Full access for everything, or leave it unticked and tick individual boxes in the table: each module has READ, CREATE, UPDATE and DELETE. Grant only what the integration needs.

Scalar360 screen: Pick the scopes — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

3Set the time and describe it

Choose the Time duration — 3, 5, 7 or 10 minutes — and add a Scope description such as what the script does. Choose Create to get the code, then exchange it for an access and refresh token using the command shown.

Scalar360 screen: Set the time and describe it — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

4Review authorised apps

The Authorized apps tab lists every app holding a token for your account, its scopes, and when it was last used. Choose Revoke to end its access and refresh token at once.

Scalar360 screen: Review authorised apps — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

5Check API activity

The Activity tab shows the last 100 API calls made with tokens for your account — When, Client, Request and Status.

Scalar360 screen: Check API activity — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

Add a self client or server client in the API consoleRegister your own software with the Developer API to get a Client ID and Client Secret. Every call it makes runs as you.

Still stuck? Contact our support team — or start a free trial to try this in your own company.