Getting and Using a Bearer Token
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Getting a Bearer Token
To get a short-lived bearer token send in the parameters of client_id, and client_secret as form URL encoded parameters with no message body. This requires setting the Content-Type header appropriately.
Example using curl
curl -i -X POST 'https://api.lexmachina.com/oauth2/token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'client_id=XXXXX' \
--data-urlencode 'client_secret=XXXXX'
{"access_token":"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWJqZWN0Ijp7ImNsaWVudF9pZCI6IjU1MGM3MTQ0Yjg3NzJjOWY0MzUxNDk3ZjcxM2E5MzBiIiwiYXBwX2lkIjoyMjUsInVzZXJfaWQiOjU4NzkzfSwidHlwZSI6ImFjY2VzcyIsImV4cCI6MTczNzY3MzgzMCwiaWF0IjoxNzM3NjcwMjMwLCJqdGkiOiI1OWVhY2RjNi0wNzE2LTQ2NmUtOTU1Ni1lZGQxM2MzZWZkYjYifQ.CctgWu9o-afoz6jLbS_oHrZg7oljW4Kcv5x8o3B98nA","token_type":"bearer","expires_in":"3600"}
Using a Bearer Token
Then to use the bearer token include it in an Authorization header prefixed with Bearer
Example using curl
curl -X 'GET' 'https://api.lexmachina.com/district-cases/2007144037' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWJqZWN0Ijp7ImNsaWVudF9pZCI6IjU1MGM3MTQ0Yjg3NzJjOWY0MzUxNDk3ZjcxM2E5MzBiIiwiYXBwX2lkIjoyMjUsInVzZXJfaWQiOjU4NzkzfSwidHlwZSI6ImFjY2VzcyIsImV4cCI6MTczNzY3MzgzMCwiaWF0IjoxNzM3NjcwMjMwLCJqdGkiOiI1OWVhY2RjNi0wNzE2LTQ2NmUtOTU1Ni1lZGQxM2MzZWZkYjYifQ.CctgWu9o-afoz6jLbS_oHrZg7oljW4Kcv5x8o3B98nA'
{"districtCaseId":2007144037,"title":"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FAIRBANK","court":"U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia","caseNo":"1:21-cv-02325-RC","status":"Terminated","caseType":["Antitrust"],"caseTags":["Government Plaintiff","DOJ/FTC Enforcement: Contested"],"dates":{"filed":"2021-09-02","terminated":"2021-12-22","trial":null,"lastDocket":"2021-12-20"},"resolution":{"summary":"Claimant Win","specific":"Consent Judgment"},"events":[{"type":"Filed","occurred":"2021-09-02"},{"type":"Terminated","occurred":"2021-12-22"}],"judges":[{"name":"Rudolph Contreras","federalJudgeId":3420}],"magistrateJudges":[],"remedies":{"active":[],"voided":[],"reversed":[]},"findings":{"active":[{"name":"Other Federal Antitrust Violation","type":"Antitrust","judgmentSource":"Consent Judgment","inFavorOfPartyIds":[65981],"patentInvalidityReasons":[],"againstPartyIds":[553865],"docketEntryFiled":"2021-12-20","specificReasons":["Other Federal Antitrust Violation"],"negated":null,"reinstated":null}],"voided":[],"reversed":[]},"lawFirms":[{"name":"WilmerHale","lawFirmId":853,"clientPartyIds":[553865]},{"name":"Federal Trade Commission","lawFirmId":200798787,"clientPartyIds":[65981]}],"attorneys":[{"name":"Hartmut Schneider","attorneyId":603464,"lawFirmIds":[853],"clientsPartyIds":[553865]},{"name":"Sarah E. Pugh","attorneyId":131117875,"lawFirmIds":[853],"clientsPartyIds":[553865]},{"name":"Kenneth Alan Libby","attorneyId":200418503,"lawFirmIds":[200798787],"clientsPartyIds":[65981]}],"parties":[{"name":"United States of America","partyId":65981,"role":"Plaintiff"},{"name":"Richard D. Fairbank","partyId":553865,"role":"Defendant"}],"damages":{"active":[{"name":"Antitrust Violation Damages","type":"Antitrust","judgmentSource":"Consent Judgment","awardedToPartyIds":[65981],"awardedAgainstPartyIds":[553865],"amount":"637950.00","awarded":"2021-12-20","negated":null,"reinstated":null}],"voided":[],"reversed":[]},"patents":[],"orders":{"expertWitnessesAdmissibilityOrders":{"active":[],"voided":[],"reversed":[]}},"mdl":{"mdlNo":[],"masterCaseIds":[],"truncatedData":false},"appealsCases":[],"docket":{"entries":[],"retrieved":"none","count":10}}