To access the API, application should first authenticate using the credentials. The credentials have to be generated by the taxpayers and get the auth token issued. Same auth token is to be used to access subsequent APIs. Validity of the auth token will be 360 minutes (60 minutes on Sandbox for ease of testing). Any hits to this API within these 360 minutes will return the same token, hence there is no need to hit the API unless the token has expired. However, there is a provision to forcefully generate a new token within the last 10 minutes of expiry by calling this API with "ForceRefreshAccessToken" set to "True". On expiry, same authentication API needs to be invoked to issue new auth Token.

Validations

• Only taxpayer GSTINs enabled for e-invoicing are allowed for authentication.