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curl command for requesting access token

What is the curl command for requesting an access token using Password Flow?

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Julio Toledo answered Tyler Liu commented 
curl -X POST "https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/oauth/token" 
-H "Accept: application/json"
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"  -H "Authorization: Basic <access-token>"  -d "username=<user-phone-number>&password=<user-password>&extension=<user-extension>&grant_type=password
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https://developer.ringcentral.com/api-docs/latest/index.html#!#RefPasswordFlow
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Tyler Liu avatar image Tyler Liu ♦ commented ·
You don't need to manually do base64 encoding: 
curl -X POST "https://platform.devtest.ringcentral.com/restapi/oauth/token"; \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-u "<appKey>:<appSecret>" \
-d "username=<username>&password=<password>&extension=<extension>&grant_type=password"
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Julio Toledo avatar image Julio Toledo commented ·
Oops, by "<access-token>" I meant to say Base64 Encoded appKey + appSecret
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Julio Toledo avatar image Julio Toledo commented ·
Awesome! So then the -u option implies "Basic" auth.
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nick-lagerquist5249 avatar image nick-lagerquist5249 commented ·
Thanks for the responses. That solved that problems I was having.
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robert-raj8062 avatar image robert-raj8062 commented ·
Hi all,Still i got Unauthorized for this grant type
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Anirban answered

Here the problem you are facing is the header Authorization which is Basic <base64 of appKey:appSecret> .. If you pass that header in curl, your problem will be solved

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