How do I get a token

I'm logged in to the ActiveCollab API now, and am looking to get a token.

I see the documentation here, but I can't tell what the base URL should be:

https://developers.activecollab.com/api-documentation/v1/authentication.html

I've tried to follow the process described here: Active Collab v5 issue-token API call returns "invalid password" even though password is valid

and here: https://gist.github.com/Elvis339/c66104950d0a7801ef544869786d2c77

But I get this error (added "source" to try to respond to error, but the error is the same without it):

In the end, I'm just trying to use the API to pull info for reporting.

This Steps can get Token by Postman

Environment Variable

#1 Create Environment as demo

Get Indent & account number

#2 login URL

POST https://activecollab.com/api/v1/external/login

#3 Setup Scripts Select Post-response

Scripts

let jsonData = pm.response.json();

// Extract accounts[0].name and save as "account_num"
pm.environment.set("account_num", jsonData.accounts[0].name);

// Save entire user object (as string)
pm.environment.set("user", JSON.stringify(jsonData.user));

// Save just the intent token
pm.environment.set("intent", jsonData.user.intent);

#4 Credential Select "Body" tab Select form-data Enter email and password

#5 Press Send button

Get Token

#6 Get token URL

POST https://app.activecollab.com/{{account_num}}/api/v1/issue-token-intent

Setup Scripts

Select Post-response

Select Scripts

let jsonData = pm.response.json();

// Extract token and save as "token"
pm.environment.set("token", jsonData.token);

#7 set intent

Select "Body" tab Select x-www-form-urlencoded

#8 Press Send Button

Get Project List with Token

Example of how to call API

#9 Get Projects API URL

GET https://app.activecollab.com/{{account_num}}/api/v1/projects

Select Headers tab

#10 Press Send button

You can get the project list in body of output

Updated

Alternative way by node.js

Using node code instead of Postman to minimize typo error.

Save as get-token.js

const axios = require('axios');
const FormData = require('form-data');
const qs = require('qs');

const email = 'your_email_address';
const password = 'your_password';

const client_name = 'LCHY';
const client_vendor = 'Info_Assets';

async function main() {
  try {
    // Step 1: Login
    const loginUrl = 'https://activecollab.com/api/v1/external/login';

    const loginForm = new FormData();
    loginForm.append('email', email);
    loginForm.append('password', password);

    const loginRes = await axios.post(loginUrl, loginForm, {
      headers: loginForm.getHeaders()
    });

    const loginData = loginRes.data;
    const account_num = loginData.accounts[0].name;
    const intent = loginData.user.intent;

    console.log('Logged in. Account Num:', account_num);
    console.log('Intent Token:', intent);

    // Step 2: Get Token
    const tokenUrl = `https://app.activecollab.com/${account_num}/api/v1/issue-token-intent`;

    const tokenRes = await axios.post(tokenUrl, qs.stringify({
      intent,
      client_name,
      client_vendor
    }), {
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
      }
    });

    const token = tokenRes.data.token;
    console.log('Retrieved API Token:', token);

    // Step 3: Get Projects
    const projectsUrl = `https://app.activecollab.com/${account_num}/api/v1/projects`;

    const projectsRes = await axios.get(projectsUrl, {
      headers: {
        'X-Angie-AuthApiToken': token
      }
    });

    console.log('Projects:', projectsRes.data);

  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error:', err.response?.data || err.message);
  }
}

main();

Replace your credential

const email = 'your_email_address';
const password = 'your_password';

Check node installed

node -v
v16.16.0

v18,v2x also fine

Install dependencies

npm install axios form-data qs

Run it

node get-token.js

Result