---
title: "Step 4: Exchange code for token (JWT AUTH)"
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  usage-summary: Usage summary
  headers: Headers
  body: Body
  example-request: Example Request
  example-response: Example Response
---

# Step 4: Exchange code for token (JWT AUTH)

##

 

```none
POST {{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token
```

The token endpoint is used by the client to obtain an access token by presenting the client's authorization grant. For `authorization_code` grants, the application calls the `POST /{{envID}}/as/token` endpoint to acquire the access token. To use a JWT to authenticate the request, you must include the `client_assertion` and `client_assertion_type` properties.

The request body includes these properties:

* `grant_type`

  A string that specifies the grant type of the token request. In this example, the value is `authorization_code`.

* `code`

  A string that specifies the authorization code value returned by the authorization request.

* `redirect_uri`

  A string that specifies the URL that specifies the return entry point of the application.

* `scope`

  A string that specifies the permissions specified by the access token.

* `client_assertion`

  A string that specifies the JWT signed by the client secret that authenticates the token request.

* `client_assertion_type`

  A string that specifies the client assertion type. The value of this property must be set to `urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer`.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|   | The `client_assertion` property for this request requires a JWT signed by the client secret to authenticate. If you use the Postman collection to run this workflow, there is a Postman prerequest script that creates the JWT for you and signs it using your application's secret. |

The response data contains the access token and the ID token.

### Usage summary

This workflow demonstrates JWT-based authentication using a shared secret. Here are the key factors:

**Token request**

* Authentication: No Basic Auth, no plaintext credentials

* Request body: Uses JWT assertion:

  * `grant_type` is `authorization_code`

  * `code` (authorization code)

  * `redirect_uri`

  * `client_assertion` is the `{{jwtClientAssertion}}` which is thw JWT signed with the application's client secret

  * `client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer`

**JWT Structure**

* JSON

  ```json
  Header: {"typ": "JWT", "alg": "HS256"}
  Payload: {
  "iss": {{<client_id}}",
  "sub": "{{client_id}}",
  "aud": "{{token_endpoint_url}}",
  "exp": {{expiration_timestamp}}
  }
  Signature: HMAC-SHA256(header.payload, client_secret)
  ```

**Benefits**

* Non-repudiation (signed, tamperproof)

* Expiration built-in

* Better audit trails

* No credentials in headers/body

**When to use**

* Applications requiring enhanced security, compliance, or audit requirements (finance, healthcare).

### Headers

Content-Type      application/x-www-form-urlencoded

### Body

urlencoded ( application/x-www-form-urlencoded )

| Key                     | Value                                                  |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| grant\_type             | authorization\_code                                    |
| code                    | {{jwtAuthCode}}                                        |
| redirect\_uri           | <http://localhost:3000/callback>                       |
| client\_assertion       | {{jwtClientAssertion}}                                 |
| client\_assertion\_type | urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer |

##

### Example Request

* cURL

* C#

* Go

* HTTP

* Java

* jQuery

* NodeJS

* Python

* PHP

* Ruby

* Swift

```shell
curl --location --globoff '{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=authorization_code' \
--data-urlencode 'code={{jwtAuthCode}}' \
--data-urlencode 'redirect_uri=http://localhost:3000/callback' \
--data-urlencode 'client_assertion={{jwtClientAssertion}}' \
--data-urlencode 'client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer'
```

```csharp
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token")
{
  MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
request.AddParameter("grant_type", "authorization_code");
request.AddParameter("code", "{{jwtAuthCode}}");
request.AddParameter("redirect_uri", "http://localhost:3000/callback");
request.AddParameter("client_assertion", "{{jwtClientAssertion}}");
request.AddParameter("client_assertion_type", "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer");
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
```

```golang
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token"
  method := "POST"

  payload := strings.NewReader("grant_type=authorization_code&code=%7B%7BjwtAuthCode%7D%7D&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fcallback&client_assertion=%7B%7BjwtClientAssertion%7D%7D&client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer")

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```http
POST /{{envID}}/as/token HTTP/1.1
Host: {{authPath}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

grant_type=authorization_code&code=%7B%7BjwtAuthCode%7D%7D&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fcallback&client_assertion=%7B%7BjwtClientAssertion%7D%7D&client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer
```

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
  .build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "grant_type=authorization_code&code={{jwtAuthCode}}&redirect_uri=http://localhost:3000/callback&client_assertion={{jwtClientAssertion}}&client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token")
  .method("POST", body)
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
  .build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```

```javascript
var settings = {
  "url": "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token",
  "method": "POST",
  "timeout": 0,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
  },
  "data": {
    "grant_type": "authorization_code",
    "code": "{{jwtAuthCode}}",
    "redirect_uri": "http://localhost:3000/callback",
    "client_assertion": "{{jwtClientAssertion}}",
    "client_assertion_type": "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer"
  }
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});
```

```javascript
var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': '{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token',
  'headers': {
    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
  },
  form: {
    'grant_type': 'authorization_code',
    'code': '{{jwtAuthCode}}',
    'redirect_uri': 'http://localhost:3000/callback',
    'client_assertion': '{{jwtClientAssertion}}',
    'client_assertion_type': 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer'
  }
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});
```

```python
import requests

url = "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token"

payload = 'grant_type=authorization_code&code=%7B%7BjwtAuthCode%7D%7D&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fcallback&client_assertion=%7B%7BjwtClientAssertion%7D%7D&client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer'
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)
```

```php
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
  'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
));
$request->addPostParameter(array(
  'grant_type' => 'authorization_code',
  'code' => '{{jwtAuthCode}}',
  'redirect_uri' => 'http://localhost:3000/callback',
  'client_assertion' => '{{jwtClientAssertion}}',
  'client_assertion_type' => 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer'
));
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

```ruby
require "uri"
require "net/http"

url = URI("{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
request.body = "grant_type=authorization_code&code=%7B%7BjwtAuthCode%7D%7D&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fcallback&client_assertion=%7B%7BjwtClientAssertion%7D%7D&client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```swift
let parameters = "grant_type=authorization_code&code=%7B%7BjwtAuthCode%7D%7D&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fcallback&client_assertion=%7B%7BjwtClientAssertion%7D%7D&client_assertion_type=urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer"
let postData =  parameters.data(using: .utf8)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{authPath}}/{{envID}}/as/token")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")

request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()
```

### Example Response

200 OK

```json
{
    "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImRlZmF1bHQifQ",
    "token_type": "Bearer",
    "expires_in": 3600,
    "scope": "openid",
    "id_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImRlZmF1bHQifQ"
}
```
