Authenticating with the Trackpac API

This guide outlines two methods to authenticate your API requests with Trackpac: retrieving the Auth0 bearer token from local storage or obtaining the token via a curl request.

Prerequisites

A Trackpac account
Google Chrome browser for local storage retrieval (if using that method)
Terminal access for making API calls (if using curl)

Retrieve Auth0 Bearer Token from Local Storage

Navigate to Trackpac: Open Google Chrome and go to the Trackpac web application.
Open Developer Tools: Right-click and select "Inspect" or use Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Opt+I (Mac).
Go to the Application Tab: Select the "Application" tab in Developer Tools.
Expand Local Storage: Find "Local Storage" on the left sidebar and expand it.
Select Your Domain: Click on the Trackpac domain to display key-value pairs.
Find access_token: Locate the access_token key.
Copy Token: Double-click to select the access_token value and copy it.

Obtain Token via Curl Request

Open Terminal: Access your terminal.

Use Curl to Login: Run the following sample curl command to obtain the Auth0 token. Replace the placeholders with your actual credentials.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://v2-api.trackpac.io/user/login \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "email": "YOUR_EMAIL",
    "password": "YOUR_PASSWORD"
  }'

Retrieve Token: You'll receive a JSON response containing the access_token. Copy and store it securely.
```
{
  "access_token": "ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "expires_in": 86400,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}
```

Important: Tokens are sensitive information. Do not share or publish them publicly.

You can use either of these methods to obtain your Auth0 bearer token for authenticating your API requests with Trackpac.