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braintree Client Tokens API

Operations for generating client tokens used to initialize Braintree client SDKs on web and mobile.

braintree Client Tokens API is one of 14 APIs that Braintree publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Client Tokens. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.braintreegateway.com/merchants/{merchantId}, https://api.sandbox.braintreegateway.com/merchants/{merchantId}.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.braintreegateway.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

braintree Client Tokens API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — HTTP Basic Authentication using the merchant's public API key as the username and private API key as the password, Base64-encoded per RFC 7617.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Client Tokens 1

Operations for generating client tokens used to initialize Braintree client SDKs on web and mobile.

POST
/client_token
Generate a client token
generateClientToken body → 201401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
Standard error response returned by the Braintree API.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

braintree-client-tokens-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Braintree publishes across the network.

Braintree GraphQL API
Braintree JavaScript Client SDK
Braintree iOS SDK
Braintree Android SDK
Braintree Webhooks
braintree Add-Ons API
braintree Customers API
braintree Discounts API
braintree Disputes API
braintree Payment Methods API
braintree Plans API
braintree Subscriptions API
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