2 min read
Definition
Client credentials is the OAuth 2.0 grant for server-to-server auth. There is no end user, so no browser redirect and no authorisation code — your server posts its client_id and client_secret to the token endpoint and gets back a bearer access token.
In plain terms
How one server proves it is allowed to call another, without a person logging in.
Why it matters here
It is how the partner ring authenticates. See client credentials in depth and the token endpoint.
Related reading
Access token
An access token is the short-lived bearer JWT you send as Authorization: Bearer on partner calls. You mint it…
Read →
Partner ring (/partner/v1)
The partner ring is the token-gated /partner/v1 surface — applications, decisions, payments and identity…
Read →
Scope
A scope is a named capability on an OAuth token — like applications:write — that bounds what the token can…
Read →Funding for UK limited companies
Credicorp lends to your company, not to you personally — short-term working capital with no personal guarantee. See what your business could access.