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document that /oauth/token does not always return json

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Christian Walde 2017-01-26 16:27:16 +01:00
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docs/Using-the-API/Testing-with-cURL.md
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@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ From these two, you will need to acquire an access token. It is possible to do u
curl -X POST -d "client_id=CLIENT_ID_HERE&client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET_HERE&grant_type=password&username=YOUR_EMAIL&password=YOUR_PASSWORD" -Ss https://mastodon.social/oauth/token
The response will be a JSON object containing the key `access_token`. Use that token in any API requests by setting a header like this:
The `/oauth/token` path will attempt to login with the given credentials, and then retrieve the access token for the current user. If the login failed the response will be a 302 redirect to `/auth/sign_in`. Otherwise the response will be a JSON object containing the key `access_token`.
Use that token in any API requests by setting a header like this:
curl --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE" -sS https://mastodon.social/api/statuses/home