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# REST OAuth example

# REST OAuth example {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

This example shows how to authenticate an inbound REST request using OAuth.
In this example, the OAuth token has a `client_id` of
`a329c4515612210071a5e0c298ee2be8` and a `client_secret` of
`password22`.

## Getting an access token

    curl -d "grant_type=password&client_id=a329c4515612210071a5e0c298ee2be8&client_secret=password22&username=RESTUser&password=RESTUserPassword"  https://<instance>.service-now.com/oauth_token.do

## Sample token response

    {
    "scope": "useraccount",
    "token_type": "Bearer",
    "expires_in": 1799,
    "refresh_token": "jZPdkEVrWvtMjrspldNjIS0uWM4D7QV9mgmcQXDVo5Qa_GVvmdR6NOp7OM038EHJnd6nZpWocFer1NcJz4zwdw",
    "access_token": "2wRlsRCT2SYjCCJP91kwo2EFzj5qg4O3I3aC09e0-0hz6Ib3YK7If-LMiNorNuglfqbkL4AfkYC92KYHUCcbpQ"
    }

## REST request with OAuth token

    curl -H "Accept:application/json" -H "Authorization:Bearer 2wRlsRCT2SYjCCJP91kwo2EFzj5qg4O3I3aC09e0-0hz6Ib3YK7If-LMiNorNuglfqbkL4AfkYC92KYHUCcbpQ"  "https://<instance>.service-now.com/api/now/table/incident