---
id: "access_token"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["secrets"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 55
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/access_token"
---

# Access token (`access_token`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Bearer token that grants access to an API on behalf of a user or an application, such as an OAuth 2.0 access or refresh token or a personal access token. Formats differ by service.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Secrets and credentials (passwords, keys, tokens) (secrets)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)

## Mappings

- purview: `Microsoft Entra client access token`, `Azure AD client access token`, `Azure Databricks personal access token`, `Azure DevOps personal access token`, `All Credential Types`, `All credentials`

## Supported by tools

- `microsoftpurview`
- `nightfall`

## Sources

- doc: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-defn-azure-ad-client-access-token>
- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_token>

## Quality

Score 55/100. Missing: regexp, examples, negative example, translation.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/access_token.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/secrets/access_token.yaml>