Get started with testing

To make requests to the Sandbox API, you need a bearer token with the client_credentials grant type. To generate the token, use the authentication endpoint and specify your client ID and secret in the body.

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://<instacart_development_domain>/v2/oauth/token' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "client_id": "<your_client_id>",
    "client_secret": "<your_client_secret>",
    "grant_type": "client_credentials"
  }'

The response contains the generated access token.

{
  "access_token": "xwnV1ncCrLLK-Y7TNyPyEL-ovT6vPGLmwGrmJWqvozE",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "expires_in": 86400,
  "scope": "connect:fulfillment",
  "created_at": 1630091524
}

note

The token is valid for 24 hours. During this period, reuse the same token in your requests. After 24 hours, you must generate a new token.

Now you can test the workflows:

• Test delivery
• Test pickup
• Test last mile delivery