Can I get an API token Using Python

Just curious, any reason not to just use the example curl code provided at the link you put?

Depending on if you are trying to automate scripts or not, I use the workaround of getting a token from the Docebo API Explorer(effective for one day at most and less secure). Once you authenticate in a web browser there, you will see a token generated in the Token field on the upper left hand side. This of course bypasses pulling the code using Python from the endpoint. It was my way of getting the information I needed fast, without having a full understanding or the oauth process. Additionally, we use SSO, so I would need to figure that process out first. You could then do a simple request with the following code if you’re trying to download data from your docebo system:

import requests

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer token#'
    }

auth_url =("https://<yoursubdomain.docebosaas.com>/learn/v1/courses"

r = requests.get(auth_url, headers=headers)

print(r.status_code) #verify access

This is more of a quick and dirty way to use python rather than the proper way. The Docebo API browser is super helpful for determining what information to pull and from where, however, data from different endpoints tends to overlap a bit depending on what you are looking for.

ChatGPT has been my best friend in regards to working with Python and the API. I had a really foundational knowledge of Python prior, but with that and bit of back and forth i’ve been able to do almost everything I’ve set out to with the API. 

Here’s a sample but it can be altered to fit your needs quite easily

import requests

# Define your Docebo API endpoint and credentials - I usually handle these in a .ENV variable
docebo_url = "https://<yoursubdomain.docebosaas.com>/oauth2/token"
client_id = "<your_client_id>"
client_secret = "<your_client_secret>"
username = "<your_username>"
password = "<your_password>"

# Define the data for the token request
data = {
    "client_id": client_id,
    "client_secret": client_secret,
    "grant_type": "password",
    "scope": "api",
    "username": username,
    "password": password,
}

# Send the token request
response = requests.post(docebo_url, data=data)

# Check if the request was successful
if response.status_code == 200:
    token_data = response.json()
    access_token = token_data["access_token"]
    print("Access Token:", access_token)

# Use the access token to make an API call
    api_endpoint = "https://<yoursubdomain.docebosaas.com>/learn/v1/courses"
    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"}
    api_response = requests.get(api_endpoint, headers=headers)

    if api_response.status_code == 200:
        api_data = api_response.json()
        print("API Response:", api_data)
    else:
        print("Failed to retrieve API data:", api_response.status_code)
else:
    print("Failed to obtain access token:", response.status_code)

Thanks again @BrentDeayton, I’m in the sandbox. 

For others who may follow and do not know, here is what I did on the system side.

In API and SSO > API Credentials I did Add Oauth2 App.

I filled in App Name and description. I then set my own client ID, the client secret was there. I set the Redirect URL to my system URL.

I then selected Show advanced  settings and I selected all of the grant types except JWT Bearer. I confirmed that, and then activated the authentication app by clicking the check mark.

It turns out I had duplicated everything except for the api_endpoint url. I had it pointed at the sandbox and everything else configured for production. Once I fixed this all was well.