Authorization

The Authorization API contains one endpoint which allows you to create an access token. Only authenticated users will be granted a token - which can then be used with every other API endpoint to verify your identify and what you have access to.

Available endpoint actions

  • GET Authorization token:  This request will return an Authorization token.

GET Authorization token

Below is the example GET request sent to the /api/Authorize/Token endpoint

GET https://developer.q1.paperlessemployee.com/TestCompany/authorize/Token?userName=your_username&userPassword=your_password&companyUrlSuffix=your_companyUrl

Headers

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: {user name} {password}{companyurlsuffix}

Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: {subscription key} *

Parameters

userName: the username provided to you when you subscribed to a specific product

userPassword: the password provided to you when you subscribed to a specific product

companyurlsuffix: your company URL

The response will contain the status code, and if successful, the Authorization token. 

200 OK 
Content-Type: application/json
{
    "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5c ... "     
}

* Subscription key can be found on the Profile page:

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