generated: '2026-10-09'
method: searched
source: https://docs.monite.com/api/concepts/authentication
docs: https://docs.monite.com/api/concepts/authentication
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2-style token endpoint
  description: All requests use a Bearer token generated by Monite from a Client ID and Client Secret created in the Monite Partner Portal. Tokens come from POST /auth/token (no auth headers required) and can be revoked with POST /auth/revoke. HTTPS only.
schemes:
- name: HTTPBearer
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  sources:
  - openapi/monite-openapi.yml
  - https://docs.monite.com/api/concepts/authentication
token_endpoint:
  url: https://api.monite.com/v1/auth/token
  sandbox_url: https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/auth/token
  operation: post_auth_token
  revoke_operation: post_auth_revoke
  grant_types:
  - name: client_credentials
    description: Standard OAuth 2.0 grant for backend-to-backend communication; yields a partner-level token with the highest privileges (required for /entities and partner /settings operations).
  - name: entity_user
    description: Custom Monite grant type; requires entity_user_id and yields an entity-user token whose permissions come from the user's role (RBAC).
  token_lifetime: expires_in is returned in seconds (example value 1800); docs describe tokens as short-lived with an adjustable lifespan.
authorization_model:
  type: RBAC
  description: Entity-user tokens are checked against role permissions (not_allowed, allowed, allowed_for_own) per object_type and action. See scopes/monite-scopes.yml.
required_headers:
- name: x-monite-version
  description: API version, required on every request.
- name: x-monite-entity-id
  description: Entity that owns the resource; required to access entity-owned resources.
credentials_source: https://docs.monite.com/get-started/credentials