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updatedAt: 2026-07-27T10:38:40.000Z
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# Authenticate using client credentials

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  ### API v2 now available

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  ### Client credentials usage

  This grant_type is only accessible using **Private API keys** and using the partner.api.dailymotion.com endpoints.
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The Platform API uses the **OAuth 2.0 protocol** to secure authentication, and supports the `client_credentials` grant type to generate access tokens.

Make a `POST` request to:

```text
https://partner.api.dailymotion.com/oauth/v1/token
```

Include the following parameters:

* `grant_type`: Set to `client_credentials` to specify the grant type flow.
* `client_id`: The API key from [step 1](https://developers.dailymotion.com/v0/docs/authenticate#1---create-an-api-key).
* `client_secret`: The API secret from [step 1](https://developers.dailymotion.com/v0/docs/authenticate#1---create-an-api-key).
* `scope`: Space-separated list of required <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developers.dailymotion.com/v0/reference/api-scopes#/">scopes</Anchor>.

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