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OAuth

POST oauth/request_token

Description

Allows a Consumer application to obtain an OAuth Request Token to request user authorization. This method fulfills Section 6.1 of the OAuth 1.0 authentication flow.

Requires authentication

False

Parameters

A valid OAuth request should be issued. You can provide parameters in Authorization HTTP-headers, query string, or body of the request. If you're using HTTP-header based OAuth, you shouldn't include oauth_* parameters in the POST body or query string.

  • oauth_callback (required) — A valid URL on the Consumer side the user should be redirected to once they authorize the request.

Return format

Text, containing an query string-encoded list of OAuth parameters.

  • oauth_token — A Request Token
  • oauth_token_secret — A Request Token's Secret

Errors

  • 401 Invalid OAuth Request — Request for the token was malformed or uses an unknown OAuth version