Authenticate

POST

/api/v1/merchant/authenticate

Exchange your Client ID and Client Secret for a short-lived bearer token. You can find your Client ID and Client Secret on the Developers screen after you log in to VantPay.

Request

Authorization

JWT Bearer

Add the parameter

Authorization

to Headers

Example:

Authorization: ********************

Body Params application/jsonRequired

Examples

Responses

🟢200Success

application/json

Token issued.

Bodyapplication/json

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location 'https://merchantapi-dev.vantpay.io/api/v1/merchant/authenticate' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "clientId": "<CLIENTID>",
    "clientSecret": "<CLIENTSECRET>"
}'

Response Example

{
    "isSuccessful": true,
    "code": "00",
    "message": "Operation successful",
    "data": {
        "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6...",
        "expires_in": 3600,
        "token_type": "Bearer",
        "scope": "string"
    }
}

Modified at 2026-09-10 13:55:54

Authentication

Virtual Account