Generating long-lived API token for CI/CD pipeline

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Trying to set up a background job to pull adherence data. Using client_credentials with the WEM scope but getting a 403 Forbidden. Need a way to generate a long-lived API token for our CI/CD pipeline instead of refreshing every hour. Any ideas?

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You can’t get a long-lived token. That’s not how Genesys Cloud OAuth works. The access token expires in 3600 seconds (1 hour) by design. If you’re hitting 403s in your CI/CD pipeline, you’re probably not refreshing the token or your client credentials are misconfigured.

The client_credentials flow is perfect for server-to-server background jobs, but you have to handle the refresh logic yourself. Here’s how we do it in our .NET Azure Functions:

  • Stop trying to cache the token forever. Accept that it expires. Build a simple wrapper that checks if the current token is expired before making API calls.
  • Use the PlatformClientV2 SDK correctly. It handles token refresh internally if you configure it with ClientCredentialsProvider. You don’t need to manually call /oauth/token every time.
  • Check your scopes. WEM is a bit vague. For adherence data, you likely need analytics:read or wem:read. Double-check the exact scope required for the endpoint you’re hitting.

Here’s a quick C# example using the SDK to handle this gracefully:

var provider = new ClientCredentialsProvider(clientId, clientSecret);
var platformClient = PlatformClientFactory.CreateWithOAuthProvider(provider);

// The SDK will automatically refresh the token if it's expired
var adherence = await platformClient.AnalyticsApi.PostAnalyticsWfmAdherencesQuery(queryBody);

If you’re using raw HttpClient, you’ll need to implement the refresh logic yourself. Store the token and its expiry time. When the expiry is close, call POST /oauth/token with grant_type=client_credentials and your client_id/client_secret. Don’t try to bypass the hour limit. It’s a security feature.

Also, make sure your service account has the right roles. Even with a valid token, if the user doesn’t have the WFM or Analytics permissions, you’ll get 403s. Check the user’s permissions in the Genesys Cloud admin console.