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title: "Getting an OCI access token (REST)"
slug: "getting-an-oci-access-token-rest"
updated: 2026-06-29T12:45:47Z
published: 2026-06-29T12:45:47Z
canonical: "docs.britive.com/getting-an-oci-access-token-rest"
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# Getting an OCI access token (REST)

Use the following cURL command to get an OCI admin token:

```shell
curl -X POST <DOMAIN_URL>/oauth2/v1/token \
  -H "Authorization: Basic <base64 of ClientId:ClientSecret>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&scope=urn:opc:idm:myscopes"
```

Replace the following fields in the above cURL:

| Parameter | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **<DOMAIN_URL>** | The domain URL of your Oracle Cloud. |
| **<base64 of ClientId:ClientSecret>** | Encode base 64 the ClientId:ClientSecret. For example: if *client id* “**6cb0d3eda18dfd949es15af9264d6g77**“ and client secret is “**idcscs-6d36a111-71f3-4e66-ase9-8d1eesdee745g**” then we need to encode the base 64 of the string “**6cb0d3eda18dfd949es15af9264d6g77**:**idcscs-6d36a111-71f3-4e66-ase9-8d1eesdee745g**“ |

Copy *access_token* from the response <ACCESS_TOKEN> for the REST in the following steps. This token is valid for ~1 hour; you need to regenerate it if the token expires.