Authorization Management

This topic describes the related APIs of authorization management.

API list

Request method	API	Description
GET	/v1.0/token	Get the access token.
GET	/v1.0/token/{refresh_token}	Refresh the user token.
POST	/v1.0/users/{uid}/ticket	Login-free token.

Get a token

API description

Get the token by the authorized credential generated from a cloud application created on the Tuya IoT Platform.

API address

GET /v1.0/token

Request parameter

Parameter	Type	Parameter type	Required	Description
grant_type	Integer	URL	Yes	Authorization type. 1: Simple mode.

Response parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
code	Integer	Response code. See Error code.
success	Boolean	Determine whether the request succeeded or not. true: succeeded false: failed
msg	String	The message returned if the request fails. If the request succeeds, null is returned.
result	Object<result>	Token information.

Description of result

Parameter	Type	Description
uid	String	Tuya user ID.
access_token	String	Access token.
refresh_token	String	Refresh token.
expire	Integer	Valid period in seconds.

Sample request

GET /v1.0/token?grant_type=1

Sample response

{
  "success":true,
  "result": {
      "uid":"euxxxxxxxxx",
      "access_token": "",
      "expire_time": 7200,
      "refresh_token": ""
  }
}

Error code

The following are common service exceptions for this API. For more exception errors, see Error Code.

Error code	Description
500	System error.
1003	Invalid grant type.
1107	Invalid code.

Refresh token

API description

The OAuth token is currently valid for two hours for security concerns. After it has expired, you need to call refresh_token to get a new token.

Note: The access_token has a validity period limit but no limit on the number of times. The refresh_token has no limit of the validity period but only takes effect once.

API address

GET /v1.0/token/{refresh_token}

Sample request

GET /v1.0/token/xxxxxx

Sample response

{
  "success":true,
  "result": {
      "uid":"euxxxxxxxxx",
      "access_token": "",
      "expire_time": 7200,
      "refresh_token": ""
  }
}

Error code

The following are common service exceptions for this API. For more exception errors, see Error Code.

Error code	Description
500	System error.
1003	Invalid grant type.
1107	Invalid code.

Login-free token

API description

Generate a login-free token according to the Tuya user ID (UID). The token is used in certain scenarios or by some APIs.

API address

POST /v1.0/users/{uid}/ticket

Request parameter

Parameter	Type	Parameter type	Required	Description
uid	String	URI	Yes	Tuya user ID.

Sample request

POST /v1.0/users/ay1541161424063AjySj/ticket

Return parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
code	Integer	Response code. See Error code.
success	Boolean	Determine whether the request succeeded or not. true: succeeded false: failed
msg	String	The message returned if the request fails. If the request succeeds, null is returned.
result	Object	Token information.

Sample response

{
    "success":true,
    "result":{
        "ticket":"e0dcadc407806d0360a4df9f5b9f7942",
        "expire_time":300
    }
}

Error code

Error code	Description
500	System error.