Add OAuth 2.0 authentication to an event or visitor function

Add OAuth 2.0 authentication

OAuth is an open standard for authentication. For more information, see OAuth 2.0.

Before you add OAuth 2.0 authentication, open your OAuth API provider settings in a different browser tab or window and add a new application for your OAuth integration with Tealium Functions.

1. After you create a function, click the Advanced tab.
2. Click Assign Authentications.
3. Click +Add Authentication, then select OAuth 2.0, and click Continue.
4. Select the Grant Type.
5. Enter a Name for the access token, and click Next.
   A unique access token name for the function is generated based on the specified Name.

The steps for Establish Connection vary for each grant type. The following sections describe these steps for each grant type.

Authorization code grant type

To establish a connection using the authorization code grant type, use the following steps:

1. Click Copy to copy the Tealium Redirect URL.

2. Add the Tealium Redirect URL to the settings for your client application.

3. In the Client Application Credentials section, enter the following.

   • Client ID for your application. May be called Consumer Key or API Key.
   • Client Secret from your application. May be called Consumer Secret or API Secret.
   • Scope (optional) to limit access to your data.

4. In the Endpoint Configuration section, enter the following

   • Authorization URL, which is the URL of the API endpoint used to request an authorization code.
   • Authorization URL Query Parameters
   • Access Token URL, which is the URL of the API endpoint used to request access and refresh tokens.

5. Click Establish Connection.

If the connection was established, a message similar to the following is displayed:

If the connection could not be established, the message includes information on the reason. Update your configuration to correct the problem and try again.

1. Click Finish.

Client credential grant type

To establish a connection using the client credential grant type, use the following steps:

1. In the Client Application Credentials section, enter the following.

   • Client ID for your application. May be called Consumer Key or API Key.
   • Client Secret from your application. May be called Consumer Secret or API Secret.
   • Scope (optional) to limit access to your data.

2. In the Endpoint Configuration section, enter the following:

   • Access Token URL for the API endpoint used to request access and refresh tokens.
   • Authorization URL Query parameters for the Access Token URL, if needed.

3. Click Test Connection.

If the connection was established, a message similar to the following is displayed:

If the connection could not be established, the message includes information on the reason. Update your configuration to correct the problem and try again.

1. Click Finish.

User password grant type

To establish a connection using the user password grant type, use the following steps:

1. In the Client Application Credentials section, enter the following.

   • Client ID for your application. May be called Consumer Key or API Key.
   • Client Secret from your application. May be called Consumer Secret or API Secret.
   • Scope (optional) to limit access to your data.

2. In the Endpoint Configuration section, enter the following:

   • Access Token URL for the API endpoint used to request access and refresh tokens.
   • Authorization URL Query parameters for the Access Token URL, if needed.

3. Click Test Connection.
   If the connection was established, a message similar to the following is displayed:
   

   

   
   If the connection could not be established, the message includes information on the reason. Update your configuration to correct the problem and try again.

4. Click Finish.