How to Use JWT in the API Portal
How to Use JWT in the API Portal to do API requests.
Use JWT for Authorization in the Portal
First, generate a fresh JWT and copy the public access token.
Run the following command using curl and jq to get your access token.
- Keycloak
- Okta
CLI
curl -s \
--data-urlencode 'username=jane.doe' \
--data-urlencode 'password=&MY-SECURE-PASSWORD' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=password' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=jwt-demo' \
https://$KEYCLOAK-URL/realms/keycloak-demo/protocol/openid-connect/token | jq .access_token
"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.3NcJ3sbItZmPLe6ZAome17yT-50MM6mjumeh9ROvNfE"
CLI
curl -L -s -X POST 'https://$your-okta-org/oauth2/$authorization-server-id/v1/token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode '[email protected]' \
--data-urlencode 'password=$your-secure-password' \
--data-urlencode 'grant_type=password' \
--data-urlencode 'scope=openid' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=$your-client-id' | jq .access_token
"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ2ZXIiOjEsImp0aSI6IkFULkZxUXZ4dzN1TmY5WWVLUXNadkluMWxROE9oUWNMM2ZwV2p4eEh6WFFXRVIiLCJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2Rldi1leGFtcGxlLm9rdGEuY29tL29hdXRoMi9hdXNkOHNsbmRpYVNnMXY0MTIzNCIsImF1ZCI6ImFwaTovL2h1YiIsImlhdCI6MTcwMDcyNzExOCwiZXhwIjoxNzAwNzMwNzE4LCJjaWQiOiIwb2FkOWZrbW81NjRUM2pSMzVlNiIsInVpZCI6IjAwdWRnZTJmcjBPcThJTXFLNWU2Iiwic2NwIjpbIm9wZW5pZCJdLCJhdXRoX3RpbWUiOjE3MDA3MjcxMjEsInN1YiI6ImphbmUuZG9lQHRyYWVmaWstYWlybGluZXMuaW8iLCJncm91cHMiOlsiRXZlcnlvbmUiXX0.8LHqpNnh-JxX-mb7YyTLPhnxYtSxSjQIWXIxmcsG6qA"
Second, copy the access token, this is everything between "".
- Keycloak
- Okta
Token example
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE2OTk1MTg5NDYsImlhdCI6MTY5OTUxODY0NiwianRpIjoiN2U5ZTUxYjQtN2M5Ny00MjdiLWIyZWMtYzA1NGIyMGFiMDMwIiwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9rZXljbG9hay5leGFtcGxlLmlvL3JlYWxtcy9rZXljbG9hay1kZW1vIiwiYXVkIjoiYWNjb3VudCIsInN1YiI6IjM0MTYwNWIyLWU0NGItNGNkMC1hNDZjLWEwNjMzNWFhYTVkYiIsInR5cCI6IkJlYXJlciIsImF6cCI6Imp3dC1kZW1vIiwic2Vzc2lvbl9zdGF0ZSI6IjU2MDQwZmE3LTJiZjQtNGRhZi05YjhhLWEzZjRmZjhhZWM3MSIsImFjciI6IjEiLCJhbGxvd2VkLW9yaWdpbnMiOlsiLyoiXSwicmVhbG1fYWNjZXNzIjp7InJvbGVzIjpbImRlZmF1bHQtcm9sZXMta2V5Y2xvYWstZGVtbyIsIm9mZmxpbmVfYWNjZXNzIiwidW1hX2F1dGhvcml6YXRpb24iXX0sInJlc291cmNlX2FjY2VzcyI6eyJhY2NvdW50Ijp7InJvbGVzIjpbIm1hbmFnZS1hY2NvdW50IiwibWFuYWdlLWFjY291bnQtbGlua3MiLCJ2aWV3LXByb2ZpbGUiXX19LCJzY29wZSI6Imdyb3VwcyBlbWFpbCBwcm9maWxlIHVzZXJfaWQiLCJzaWQiOiI1NjA0MGZhNy0yYmY0LTRkYWYtOWI4YS1hM2Y0ZmY4YWVjNzEiLCJlbWFpbF92ZXJpZmllZCI6dHJ1ZSwibmFtZSI6IkphbmUgRG9lIiwiZ3JvdXBzIjpbInN1cHBvcnQiXSwicHJlZmVycmVkX3VzZXJuYW1lIjoiamFuZS5kb2UiLCJnaXZlbl9uYW1lIjoiSmFuZSIsImZhbWlseV9uYW1lIjoiRG9lIiwiZW1haWwiOiJqYW5lLmRvZUB0cmFlZmlrLWFpcmxpbmVzLmlvIn0.3NcJ3sbItZmPLe6ZAome17yT-50MM6mjumeh9ROvNfE
Access token example
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ2ZXIiOjEsImp0aSI6IkFULkZxUXZ4dzN1TmY5WWVLUXNadkluMWxROE9oUWNMM2ZwV2p4eEh6WFFXRVIiLCJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2Rldi1leGFtcGxlLm9rdGEuY29tL29hdXRoMi9hdXNkOHNsbmRpYVNnMXY0MTIzNCIsImF1ZCI6ImFwaTovL2h1YiIsImlhdCI6MTcwMDcyNzExOCwiZXhwIjoxNzAwNzMwNzE4LCJjaWQiOiIwb2FkOWZrbW81NjRUM2pSMzVlNiIsInVpZCI6IjAwdWRnZTJmcjBPcThJTXFLNWU2Iiwic2NwIjpbIm9wZW5pZCJdLCJhdXRoX3RpbWUiOjE3MDA3MjcxMjEsInN1YiI6ImphbmUuZG9lQHRyYWVmaWstYWlybGluZXMuaW8iLCJncm91cHMiOlsiRXZlcnlvbmUiXX0.8LHqpNnh-JxX-mb7YyTLPhnxYtSxSjQIWXIxmcsG6qA
Portal UI
- Choose the API you want to use, this example uses the Ticket API.
- Second, select the endpoint you want to use.
- Third, choose the authorization type for the API and add your API key. Bearer token: The JWT token is included in the request header. API key: You send the JWT token to the API as query parameter.
- Paste your JWT token.
- Set the limit.
- Select Send API Request.
- View the output
https://dev.example.com/apis/customer-api@traefik-airlines#/
