To securely connect to Kinde’s API, you need to obtain an access token. The following procedure describes how to get the token using Postman - an API platform - but you can follow similar steps in your own app environment.

You need to have a machine to machine application set up and have the domain details, Client ID and Client secret on hand.

We recommend you do this in a non-production environment first.

If you decide to use Postman, we recommended that you set up a Postman environment.

1. Add your Kinde machine to machine app’s settings as environment variables, i.e. the domain, client_id, and client_secret from the application.

2. Go to Collections. Create a new collection called Kinde.
3. In the three dots menu next to the new Kinde folder, select Add request.

4. Rename it client_credentials or whatever best describes what your purpose is.
5. Go to the Authorization section and set the Type to OAuth 2.0 and ensure the Header Prefix is set to Bearer.
6. In the Configure New Token > Configuration options section, set the Grant Type to Client Credentials. This is the grant type for hitting the users end point in the Kinde API.
7. Enter the Access Token URL, using the domain variable you created above. For example, {{business_domain}}.kinde.com/oauth2/token. Note that even if you use a custom subdomain domain, the access token URL needs to include the kinde.com domain.

8. Enter the Client ID and Client Secret using the environment variables you created earlier or by copying them from the Kinde application.

9. Set the Audience to https://[yourdomain].kinde.com/api. There are two different ways this can be done:

   1. Under Advanced Options (or Audience and Resources), enter the URL against the audience option.
   2. If step a) does not work for you, add the audience value to the body of the request. Select Body, then select the audience option and add the URL.

   

10. Go to the Headers tab.

11. Select Accept and ensure the value is application/json.
12. In the Authorization section, select Get New Access Token. If it works, you should see a confirmation message.
13. Select Proceed.

14. Select Use Token. You should now have the access token for making requests to the Kinde management API. See the Kinde API documentation for all the available end points.
15. Next (optional): Test the connection to Kinde’s API.