# Application login through Okta authentication process

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461 "2021-08-10T09:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ameys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@ameys](https://devforum.okta.com/u/ameys)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/1 "2021-08-10T09:34:02Z")

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I want to login to my app through Okta authentication using API.  
Currently, I am able to log in using Okta authentication using App credentials from UI.  
Can you please help me with this.

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**Author:** ![sigama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/sigama/32/5811_2.png) [@sigama](https://devforum.okta.com/u/sigama)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/2 "2021-08-10T21:46:12Z")

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Hi @ameys! Check out our Authentication API - [Authentication | Okta Developer](https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/authn/#primary-authentication). I recommend testing using our Postman Collections - [Postman Collections | Okta Developer](https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/postman-collections/).

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**Author:** ![ameys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@ameys](https://devforum.okta.com/u/ameys)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/3 "2021-08-10T22:02:10Z")

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Hi @sigama Sigama,  
Thank you for your response.  
I don’t have any key (api\_key) but the client credentials.  
Please help.

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**Author:** ![ameys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@ameys](https://devforum.okta.com/u/ameys)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/4 "2021-08-24T11:12:36Z")

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Hello Team,  
I still need help on this.  
I have Client ID and secret, redirect url.  
Grant type allowed: 1. Authorization code  
2. Refresh token  
3. Implicit

but still not able to get the access to application through API

please help

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**Author:** ![okra-okta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/okra-okta/32/2838_2.png) [@okra-okta](https://devforum.okta.com/u/okra-okta)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/5 "2021-08-24T15:51:45Z")

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Please use this guide to determine which OIDC flow you should be using  
[https://developer.okta.com/docs/concepts/oauth-openid/#recommended-flow-by-application-type](https://developer.okta.com/docs/concepts/oauth-openid/#recommended-flow-by-application-type)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/application-login-through-okta-authentication-process/15461/7 "2024-02-08T19:01:14Z")

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