Authenticate API Calls
Resource URL
https://api.trimblemaps.com/identity/v1/token
POST /authenticate
Use the API key provided in the authentication request to the server. If the authentication is successful, the server creates and sends a JSON Web Token (JWT) in the response. To access the API resources, all subsequent requests must pass the JWT in the request header.
Request Body
| Name
| Description
| Data Type
|
apiKey
| API key provided by Trimble Maps
|
string
|
Response
| Name
| Description
| Data Type
|
token
| Auth token that expires after a set time interval
|
string
|
expires
| The date and time at which the token is set to expire
|
DateTime
|
Sample Response
{
"token": "string",
"expires": "2020-03-21T19:18:23.228Z"
}
Error Codes
| Message
| Description
|
| Invalid apiKey value sent
| This error is thrown when API key is invalid.
|