Get a Token for Custom Resource Access

Number of APIs: 17

This activity shows you how to create a custom resource and a custom resource scope, initiate an authorization request, and use the flow APIs to get a token that allows access to the custom resource.

The following operations are supported by the PingOne APIs:

  • Create an application
  • Create a custom resouce and custom scope
  • Create a sign-on policy
  • Create login sign-on policy action
  • Create a user
  • Initiate an authorize request
  • Use flow APIs to complete the login actions
  • Use the token request to get an access token for the custom resource
  • use the token introspection endpoint to verify the audience for the token

Prerequisites

Get an access token from the worker application that you created in Getting Started with the PingOne APIs. To get a token from a different worker application in an alternate sandbox environment, run the token request endpoint using the client ID and client secret of your chosen worker app to authenticate the request. For more information, see GET a Worker Application Access Token.

Workflow order of operations

To get an access token for the custom resource, the following tasks must be completed successfully:

  1. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/applications to add a new application to the specified environment.

  2. Make a GET request to /environments/{{envID}}/applications/{{appID}}/secret to return the new application's secret attribute, which is needed for the token request.

  3. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/resources to define the custom resource.

  4. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/resources/{{resourceID}}/scopes to define a scope for the custom resource.

  5. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/applications/{{appID}}/grants to create a new resource access grant for the application.

  6. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/signOnPolicies to create a new sign-on policy.

  7. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/signOnPolicies/{{signOnPolicyID}}/actions to define the login action associated with this sign-on policy.

  8. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/applications/{{appID}}/signOnPolicyAssignments to associate the sign-on policy with the application.

  9. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/populations to create a new population.

  10. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/users to create a user who will be assigned to the new population.

  11. Make a POST request to /environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/password to set the new user's password.

  12. Make a GET request to /{{envID}}/as/authorize to obtain an authorization grant. This request starts the authorization flow.

  13. Make a GET request to /{{envID}}/flows/{{flowID}} to initiate the sign-on flow.

  14. To complete the login action, make a POST request to GET /{{envID}}/flows/{{flowID}} and provide the user's login credentials.

  15. Make a GET request to /{{envID}}/as/resume?flowId={{flowID}} to call the resume endpoint and return the auth code.

  16. Make a POST request to /{{envID}}/as/token to exchange the auth code for an access token.

  17. To verify that the token grants access to the new custom resource, make a POST request to GET /{{envID}}/as/introspect to return the audience and scope information in the token.

  1. Step 13: Get the flow GET {{authPath}}/{{envID}}/flows/{{flowID}}

  2. Step 10: Create a user POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users

  3. Step 9: Create a population POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/populations

  4. Step 14: Submit login credentials POST {{authPath}}/{{envID}}/flows/{{flowID}}

  5. Step 1: Create a web application POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/applications

  6. Step 2: Get the application secret GET {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/applications/{{customResourceAppID}}/secret

  7. Step 11: Set user password PUT {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{customResourceUserID}}/password

  8. Step 3: Create a custom resource POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/resources

  9. Step 4: Create a custom resource scope POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/resources/{{customResourceID}}/scopes

  10. Step 5: Assign a resource grant to the web application POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/applications/{{customResourceAppID}}/grants