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DHL Authentication API Virtual Sandbox

Generate access tokens for DHL Group APIs.

The DHL Authentication API provides a secure mechanism to generate access tokens required for interacting with various DHL Group APIs. It acts as the central authentication provider for developers integrating DHL logistics and shipping services into their applications.

Use this hosted sandbox to simulate DHL Authentication API APIs without authentication, API keys, or extra dependencies. Point your code or SDK to the Beeceptor base URL, preferably through an environment variable or feature flag, and switch back to the production API when ready. This keeps your integration code consistent across local development, QA, demos, and production.

Use cases:

Use this sandbox to validate OAuth2 token request flows, handle client credential authentication, verify token expiration logic, and test error handling for invalid credentials or unauthorized access attempts before integrating with DHL production services.

DHL Authentication API virtual sandbox is up and running!

Use this sandbox URL as the API base in your code to simulate DHL Authentication API responses instantly.

https://dhl-auth.mock.beeceptor.com



Token

Query Parameter NameExample
response_type*access_token
grant_type*client_credentials
Request Payload
Response Payload
{
  "access_token": "EY2zLKQlTCi4hTenEoh3QtGoLuoxqxRgdITaXlf6CwaP06Yxa69yZ9AoTDaRZeA6",
  "expires_in": 85411,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}
{
  "detail": "Invalid response type.",
  "status": 400,
  "title": "Bad Request"
}
{
  "detail": "Authentication token expired.",
  "status": 401,
  "title": "Unauthorized"
}
Service Homepage: developer.dhl.com/api-reference/authentication-api-dhl-freight#reference-docs-section
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