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Access Token Resource

Your client side application uses the AccessToken resource to authenticate its request to the Verify Push API when creating (i.e., enrolling or registering) an Entity and/or Factor.

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While this Verify Push AccessToken resource is similar to those used by Twilio voice/chat/video products, it cannot be reused between them.

AccessToken Properties

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Resource properties
sidtype: SID<YK>
Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Access Token.

account_sidtype: SID<AC>
Not PII

The unique SID identifier of the Account.

service_sidtype: SID<VA>
Not PII

The unique SID identifier of the Verify Service.

entity_identitytype: string
Not PII

The unique external identifier for the Entity of the Service.

factor_typetype: enum<string>
Not PII

The Type of the Factor. Currently only push is supported.

Possible values:
push
factor_friendly_nametype: string
PII MTL: 30 days

A human readable description of this factor, up to 64 characters. For a push factor, this can be the device's name.

tokentype: string
Not PII

The access token generated for enrollment, this is an encrypted json web token.

urltype: string<uri>
Not PII

The URL of this resource.

ttltype: integer
Not PII

How long, in seconds, the access token is valid. Max: 5 minutes

date_createdtype: string<date-time>
Not PII

The date that this access token was created, given in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.

Create an AccessToken resource

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POST https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/AccessTokens

Parameters

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URI parameters
ServiceSidtype: SID<VA>
Path ParameterNot PII

The unique SID identifier of the Service.

Request body parameters
Identitytype: stringRequired
Not PII

The unique external identifier for the Entity of the Service. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID.

FactorTypetype: enum<string>Required
Not PII

The Type of this Factor. Eg. push

Possible values:
push
FactorFriendlyNametype: string
PII MTL: 30 days

The friendly name of the factor that is going to be created with this access token

Ttltype: integer
Not PII

How long, in seconds, the access token is valid. Can be an integer between 60 and 300. Default is 60.

Create an AccessToken

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Node.js
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C#
Java
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twilio-cli
curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.verify.v2.services('VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.accessTokens
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.create({identity: 'identity', factorType: 'push'})
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.then(access_token => console.log(access_token.sid));

Output

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{
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"sid": "YKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"service_sid": "VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"entity_identity": "ff483d1ff591898a9942916050d2ca3f",
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"factor_type": "push",
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"factor_friendly_name": "John Doe iPhone",
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"ttl": 300,
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"token": "eyJ6aXAiOiJERUYiLCJraWQiOiJTQVNfUzNfX19LTVNfdjEiLCJjdHkiOiJ0d2lsaW8tZnBhO3Y9MSIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00iLCJhbGciOiJkaXIifQ..qjltWfIgQaTwp2De.81Z_6W4kR-hdlAUvJQCbwS8CQ7QAoFRkOvNMoySEj8zEB4BAY3MXhPARfaK4Lnr4YceA2cXEmrzPKQ7bPm0XZMGYm1fqLYzAR8YAqUetI9WEdQLFytg1h4XnJnXhgd99eNXsLkpKHhsCnFkchV9eGpRrdrfB0STR5Xq0fdakomb98iuIFt1XtP0_iqxvxQZKe1O4035XhK_ELVwQBz_qdI77XRZBFM0REAzlnEOe61nOcQxkaIM9Qel9L7RPhcndcCPFAyYjxo6Ri5c4vOnszLDiHmeK9Ep9fRE5-Oz0px0ZEg_FgTUEPFPo2OHQj076H1plJnFr-qPINDJkUL_i7loqG1IlapOi1JSlflPH-Ebj4hhpBdMIcs-OX7jhqzmVqkIKWkpPyPEmfvY2-eA5Zpoo08YpqAJ3G1l_xEcHl28Ijkefj1mdb6E8POx41skAwXCpdfIbzWzV_VjFpmwhacS3JZNt9C4hVG4Yp-RGPEl1C7aJHRIUavAmoRHaXbfG20zzv5Zu0P5PcopDszzoqVfZpzc.GCt35DWTurtP-QaIL5aBSQ",
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/AccessTokens/YKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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}

Fetch an AccessToken resource

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GET https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/AccessTokens/{Sid}

Parameters

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URI parameters
ServiceSidtype: SID<VA>
Path ParameterNot PII

The unique SID identifier of the Service.

Sidtype: SID<YK>
Path ParameterNot PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Access Token.

Fetch an AccessToken

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Node.js
Python
C#
Java
Go
PHP
Ruby
twilio-cli
curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.verify.v2.services('VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.accessTokens('YKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.fetch()
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.then(access_token => console.log(access_token.factorFriendlyName));

Output

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{
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"sid": "YKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"service_sid": "VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"entity_identity": "ff483d1ff591898a9942916050d2ca3f",
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"factor_type": "push",
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"factor_friendly_name": "John Doe iPhone",
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"ttl": 60,
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"token": "eyJ6aXAiOiJERUYiLCJraWQiOiJTQVNfUzNfX19LTVNfdjEiLCJjdHkiOiJ0d2lsaW8tZnBhO3Y9MSIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00iLCJhbGciOiJkaXIifQ..qjltWfIgQaTwp2De.81Z_6W4kR-hdlAUvJQCbwS8CQ7QAoFRkOvNMoySEj8zEB4BAY3MXhPARfaK4Lnr4YceA2cXEmrzPKQ7bPm0XZMGYm1fqLYzAR8YAqUetI9WEdQLFytg1h4XnJnXhgd99eNXsLkpKHhsCnFkchV9eGpRrdrfB0STR5Xq0fdakomb98iuIFt1XtP0_iqxvxQZKe1O4035XhK_ELVwQBz_qdI77XRZBFM0REAzlnEOe61nOcQxkaIM9Qel9L7RPhcndcCPFAyYjxo6Ri5c4vOnszLDiHmeK9Ep9fRE5-Oz0px0ZEg_FgTUEPFPo2OHQj076H1plJnFr-qPINDJkUL_i7loqG1IlapOi1JSlflPH-Ebj4hhpBdMIcs-OX7jhqzmVqkIKWkpPyPEmfvY2-eA5Zpoo08YpqAJ3G1l_xEcHl28Ijkefj1mdb6E8POx41skAwXCpdfIbzWzV_VjFpmwhacS3JZNt9C4hVG4Yp-RGPEl1C7aJHRIUavAmoRHaXbfG20zzv5Zu0P5PcopDszzoqVfZpzc.GCt35DWTurtP-QaIL5aBSQ",
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/AccessTokens/YKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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}

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