generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/vendasta/api-gateway-docs/tree/master/examples/go/access-token
notes: >-
  Vendasta ships ONE first-party command-line tool, and it is deliberately narrow: `access-token`
  mints an OAuth2 access token from a service-account RS256 key file and a list of scopes. It is not
  a general resource CLI — there are no account/order/user subcommands — so an agent cannot drive the
  platform from the shell. Vendasta positions it as the debugging companion for the developer
  center's "try it now" controls. Recorded honestly as a scoped auth CLI rather than a full API CLI.
  There is no `vendasta` CLI on npm, Homebrew or any other channel (searched 2026-08-13).
scope: authentication-only
cli:
- name: access-token
  language: go
  purpose: Generate an OAuth2 access token for a Vendasta service account at the command line.
  repo: https://github.com/vendasta/api-gateway-docs/tree/master/examples/go/access-token
  install:
  - method: prebuilt-binary
    detail: Download a prebuilt executable from the repo's bin/ directory (darwin-amd64 and siblings).
    url: https://github.com/vendasta/api-gateway-docs/tree/master/examples/go/access-token/bin
  - method: go install
    command: go install github.com/vendasta/api-gateway-docs/examples/go/access-token@latest
  - method: from source
    command: go run main.go <private key file path> [scope1 [scope2]]
  usage: access-token <private key file path> [scope1 [scope2]]
  examples:
  - go run main.go ./client-credentials.json business order user.admin
  - ./bin/access-token-darwin-amd64 ~/.config/api-gateway/demo-9YW9.json business order user.admin
  prerequisites: >-
    A JSON credentials file with alg RS256, created in Partner Center -> Administration ->
    Service Accounts -> Manage Keys -> "Generate Private Key (RS256)".
  commands:
  - {command: access-token, args: [key-file, 'scopes...'], description: Print an access token for the given scopes.}
gaps:
- No resource-level commands (no accounts/orders/users/CRM verbs).
- No package-manager distribution (not on npm, Homebrew, apt or Chocolatey).
- No shell completion, config profiles or output formatting options documented.
checked: '2026-08-13'