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Overview

To authenticate with Emarsys (Ouath), you need two key pieces of information:
  1. Client ID - A unique identifier for your client.
  2. Client Secret - A confidential key used to authenticate the identity of the application (client).
This guide will walk you through obtaining these credentials within Emarsys.

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Prerequisites:

  • You must have an account with Emarsys.
  • You must be an account owner to create new API credentials.

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Instructions:

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Step 1: Requesting API credentials

  1. Login to your Emarsys account.
  2. Naviagate to Management > Security Settings.
  1. Under Security Settings, click on the Create API Credentials button, then click on OpenID Connect button on the Create API Credentials modal
  • By selecting the OpenID Connect option, API credentials are created with OpenID Connect authentication, using OAuth 2.0 and JSON Web Token (JWT) technologies.
  • You also need to grant permissions by enabling the status to the specific permission in the permissions table, within the API Credentials page of the created API Credentials.

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Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both the Client ID and Client Secret:
  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Emarsys (Ouath).
  2. Enter the Client ID and Client Secret in their designated fields.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
You are now connected to Emarsys (Ouath).