Each application that makes API calls must be registered with IBM Connections Cloud™. The registration is a one-time process.
Authorization is required to access to content that belongs to IBM Connections Cloud™ resource owners. The authorization process is browser based and must be initiated by the resource owner.
When the IBM Connections Cloud resource owner (sometimes referred to as the user) visits the application, the application server sends an API call to the Connections Cloud server so that it can access content on behalf of the resource owner.
In this step, the request token is exchanged for an access token. The access token expires after 10 hours.
Learn how IBM Connections Cloud™ supports and works with Open Authorization (OAuth) 1.0a.
Now that the access token has been generated, the final step is to make the actual API call, as shown in the following image.