# POST /authenticationserver/token

> Request an access token like POST /oauth/token, with the same form fields and Basic header, but never forward a failed request to other authentication servers.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Endpoint
- **Path:** DS Server > API Reference > Web API > Authentication Server > /token > POST /authenticationserver/token
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#description)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#examples)
- [Authorization](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#authorization)
- [Request Payload](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#request-payload)
- [Success Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#success-response)
- [Error Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/authenticationserver/token/post/#error-response)

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