# Create an access token

The host domain for OAuth endpoints is `login.pinecone.io`.

```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
// Requires Node.js SDK v8.2.0 or later
import { AdminClient } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';

// You don't call this endpoint directly when using the SDK. The AdminClient
// exchanges your service account credentials for an access token on the first
// admin request and reuses it for subsequent calls.
const admin = new AdminClient({
  clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
  clientSecret: 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET',
});

const { data: projects } = await admin.projects.list();
console.log(projects);
```

```go Go theme={null}
// Requires Go SDK v6.0.0 or later
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone"
)

func main() {
    ctx := context.Background()

    // You don't call this endpoint directly when using the SDK. The AdminClient
    // exchanges your service account credentials for an access token.
    adminClient, err := pinecone.NewAdminClientWithContext(ctx, pinecone.NewAdminClientParams{
        ClientId:     "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        ClientSecret: "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to create AdminClient: %v", err)
    }

    projects, err := adminClient.Project.List(ctx)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to list projects: %v", err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("Found %v projects\n", len(projects))
}
```

```bash curl theme={null}
curl "https://login.pinecone.io/oauth/token" \ # Note: Base URL is login.pinecone.io
	-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
		"grant_type": "client_credentials",
		"client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
		"client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
		"audience": "https://api.pinecone.io/"
	}'
```

```json curl theme={null}
{
    "access_token":"YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    "expires_in":86400,
    "token_type":"Bearer"
}
```

`POST /oauth/token`

:::code-group
```bash title="cURL"
curl --request POST \
  --url https://login.pinecone.io/oauth/token \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "audience": "https://api.pinecone.io/",
  "client_id": "I1r8m4i6jX9JTFYk0t3q85HWzciEgcA5",
  "client_secret": "EriX...j2ci",
  "grant_type": "client_credentials"
}'
```

```json title="200"
{
  "access_token": "eyJz93a...k4laUWw",
  "expires_in": 1800,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}
```
:::

## Headers

- `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` (header, string, required) — Required date-based version header

## Body

- `client_id` (body, string, required) — The service account's client ID.
- `client_secret` (body, string, required) — The service account's client secret.
- `grant_type` (body, string, required) — The type of grant to use.
- `audience` (body, string, required) — The audience for the token.

## Response

- `200` — A response that contains the access token.
- `400` — Invalid request.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `403` — Forbidden.
- `429` — Too many requests.
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `501` — Not implemented.
- `503` — Service unavailable.

## Related pages

- [List service accounts](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-list-service-accounts.md)
- [Create a service account](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-create-a-service-account.md)
- [Get service account details](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-get-service-account-details.md)
- [Delete a service account](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-delete-a-service-account.md)
- [Update a service account](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-update-a-service-account.md)
- [Rotate a service account's OAuth client secret](./admin-2-2026-07-admin-service-accounts-rotate-a-service-accounts-oauth-client-secret.md)
- [Create a service account](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-create-service-account.md)
- [List service accounts](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-list-service-accounts.md)
- [Get service account details](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-fetch-service-account.md)
- [Update a service account](./admin-2-2026-04-admin-update-service-account.md)

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