# Get Interface Call Credentials

Interface should be called on the server side, not in the front end (Weixin Mini Program, web pages, APP, etc.) directly called, specific reference interface call guide

Interface name: getAccessToken

• Get the global unique background interface call credentials, token valid for 7200s, developers need to be properly saved.
• If you use the cloud to develop , you can call](https://developers.weixin.qq.com/miniprogram/dev/wxcloud/guide/openapi/openapi.html) through the [cloud without maintaining access_token calls.
• If you use to host in the cloud, you can also use WeChat token / open interface to service without maintenance.

# 1. How to call

# HTTPS calls

GET https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/token

# Cloud Calls

• This interface does not support cloud calls

# Third party invocation

• Third Party Platform calls are not supported by this interface.

# 2. Request parameters

# Query parametersQuery String parameters

nothing

# Request BodyRequest Payload

# 3. Return Parameters

# Response Payload

# 4. Note

# AppSecret Security Alert

• AppSecret is the key for the account to use the background API interface, please keep it properly, to avoid the risk of the account being used by others due to leakage. If there is no use of AppSecret for a long time, developers can use the AppSeceret to freeze and improve the security of the account. After the AppSecret freeze, developers cannot use AppSecret to obtain Access tokens (interface returns error code 40243), which does not affect the normal use of the basic functions of the account, does not impact the call of the backend interface through third party authorization, and does not influence cloud development to call the backend Interface. Developers can unfreeze AppSecret at any time.
• Click here to view How to freeze / defreeze AppSecret

# 5. Code examples

Example Requests

GET https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/token?grant_type=client_credential&appid=APPID&secret=APPSECRET

Return an example

{
  "access_token": "ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "expires_in": 7200
}

# 6. Error code

The following is a list of error codes for this interface, other error codes can refer to General error codes

# 7. Scope of application