Authenticate to Manhattan API

Authenticate and obtain an OAuth access token.

Before you begin

Before authenticating to an API, it is necessary to have an authorized user (OAuth resource owner) and an OAuth client.

Authentication information

Manhattan API supports the following OAuth 2.0 authorization grants (OAuth flows):

  • Authorization Code Grant (web server flow)
  • Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant (password flow)

Please contact your organization’s ActivePlatform™ administrator for the following OAuth settings:

SettingDescriptionExample
API URLManhattan Active API URLhttps://<unique_id>.omni.manh.com
UsernameThe resource owner usernameuser@manh.com
PasswordThe resource owner passwordh3ll0
Client IdAPI client id<custom_client_id_created_by_your_admin>
Client SecretAPI client password<custom_client_secret_created_by_your_admin>
Token URLURL for access token endpointhttps://<unique_id>-auth.omni.manh.com/oauth/token
Authorization URLAuthorization Code URL (web server flow)https://<unique_id>-auth.omni.manh.com

Authenticate from your code

For access to Manhattan API from your software, please see Call from your code

Authenticate using Postman

For access to Manhattan API from Postman, please see Call using Postman

What’s next

To learn more about calling an individual Manhattan API, please see the REST API documentation in our product sites: