Authentication

All requests must have an authentication. See below for how to create a new Access Token. Please reach out to your Account Manager for the credentials.

Create New Access Token

This API call returns a new access token.

Endpoint

POSThttps://api1.consumerism.pressganey.com/api/service/v1/token/create

curl --location --request POST 'https://api1.consumerism.pressganey.com/api/service/v1/token/create' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'appId=123456789031' \
--data-urlencode 'appSecret=37ded64a-1460-4e32-b2fc-3e68c4abcea4'

Request Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description	Required/Optional
appId	String	Application ID of the Application that was created to access the API	Required
appSecret	String	Application Secret. Keep this info secret because it acts as the password	Required

Response

The call returns a JSON object which contains an access token and its expiry time. This access token is required to retrieve data using the REST API.

Sample JSON Response

{
  "accessToken": "Wz78OmgKtowHppizWjxO7mqms7+8q1QfjaQfb9WUBooVI6IZmp5V/w==",
  "status": {
    "message": "Success",
    "code": 200
  },
  "expiresIn": "2014-08-22 09:11:20"
}

Response Parameters

Property	Type	Description
status	JSON Object	Indicates the status of the response
code	Number	Status code for the response. Possible codes are: 200 – Success 400 – Bad Request 500 – Internal Server Error
message	String	Detailed message from the server about the status
accessToken	String	Access token for authentication. This access token is valid until the expiry time indicated in the response
expiresIn	String	Date time when the access token will expire