Request Dayforce APIs Using an Access Token

Dayforce RESTful Web Services Developer Guide

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Request Dayforce APIs Using an Access Token

After you obtain an access token, you can use it to request Dayforce APIs. You must include the Bearer key word in the authorization header when making requests. In this situation, you aren't required to provide a user name or password.

The following example illustrates the corresponding Curl script for an API request:

curl --location --request GET 'https://www.dayforcehcm.com/api/Company123/v1/ClientMetadata' -- header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1[…]MyHYa7k0nvK1g'

Note: When you make an API request using an access token, the security access associated with your user account is enforced.