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Create a client token #

The client token API request requires an action as well as a link which points to the Customer that identifies the end-user performing the action within the drop-in component. The action is a string that contains a granular permission for the Customer performing the action within a drop-in component. Note: This endpoint requires application authorization.

Client token actions

ComponentComponent NamePossible ActionsCreate a Receive-only Userdwolla-customer-createcustomer.createCreate an Unverified Customerdwolla-customer-createcustomer.createUpgrade an Unverified Customerdwolla-customer-updatecustomer.updateCreate a personal Verified Customerdwolla-personal-vcrcustomer.createCreate a business Verified Customerdwolla-business-vcrcustomer.create
businessclassifications.read
customer.read
customer.update
customer.documents.createCreate Beneficial Ownersdwolla-beneficial-ownersbeneficialowners.create
beneficialownership.read
customer.read
beneficialownership.certify
beneficialowners.update
beneficialowner.documents.create
beneficialowner.deleteDocument upload for a Customerdwolla-document-uploadcustomer.documents.createDisplay a Verified Customer’s Balancedwolla-balance-displaycustomer.fundingsources.read

HTTP request

POST https://api.dwolla.com/client-tokens

Request parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDescriptionactionyesobjectA granular permission for the Customer performing an action within a drop-in component. Reference the client token actions to learn more._linksyesobjectA _links JSON object that contains a link to the desired customer performing the action within the drop-in component.

Request and response

JavaScript
// Using DwollaV2 - https://github.com/Dwolla/dwolla-v2-node
var requestBody = {
  _links: {
    customer: {
      href:
        "https://api-sandbox.dwolla.com/customers/707177c3-bf15-4e7e-b37c-55c3898d9bf4",
    },
  },
  action: "customer.update",
};

dwolla.post("/client-tokens", requestBody).then((res) => res.body.token); // => '4adF858jPeQ9RnojMHdqSD2KwsvmhO7Ti7cI5woOiBGCpH5krY'

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