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Token	Represents an OAuth token used for authenticating with the API and performing actions.	docs parent entities

Example

{
  "access_token": "ZA-Yj3aBD8U8Cm7lKUp-lm9O9BmDgdhHzDeqsY8tlL0",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "scope": "read write follow push",
  "created_at": 1573979017
}

Attributes

access_token

Description: An OAuth token to be used for authorization. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

token_type

Description: The OAuth token type. Mastodon uses Bearer tokens. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

scope

Description: The OAuth scopes granted by this token, space-separated. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

created_at

Description: When the token was generated. Type: Number UNIX Timestamp Version history: Added in 0.1.0

See also

• Example authorization code flow
• OAuth Scopes
• POST /oauth/token

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