topic Access Token for Automated Notifications in Webex for Developers

Access Token for Automated Notifications

shashgoe — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:50:26 GMT

I am seeking assistance in obtaining an access token from my personal Webex account. My goal is to use this token to trigger a Python script that will send automated notifications through my personal account.

I have configured this functionality using a Webex Bot, but using my personal account would allow me to view any replies directly, which is not possible with the bot setup.

Could you please guide me on how to enable this with my personal account? Your expertise and support in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Re: Access Token for Automated Notifications

Janos Benyovszki — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:46:45 GMT

@shashgoe the Personal Access Token is meant as a testing tool, that expires after 12 hours. You can however set up an OAuth Integration that will allow you to generate access tokens, that are valid for 14 days and after that you can use the refresh token to create new access tokens from code. You can read all about it here https://developer.webex.com/messaging/docs/api/guides/integrations-and-authorization and there is a handy walkthrough for OAuth here https://developer.webex.com/messaging/docs/api/guides/integrations-and-authorization .