Access Token

Access tokens are strings that identify the client of an API Recipe. The token value is a secret that is shared between a client and the Workato server. A token is passed to the API in an authorization header. The header must have a valid value for the call to succeed.

Workato supports three token formats: Auth Token, OAuth 2.0 and JSON Web Token (JWT).

Difference between Auth Token and JSON Web Token

-	Auth Token	OAuth 2.0	JSON Web Token (JWT)	OpenID Connect
Simple to setup and configure into the API request.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Represents a Workato Access Profile.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can be reused for multiple web applications.	No	Yes	No	Yes
Tokens with limited validity.	No	Yes	Optional	Yes

Find out about how you can use access tokens with Workato API.

• Auth Token
• OAuth 2.0
• JSON Web Token (JWT)
• OpenID Connect