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title: API Access token type?
description: "The access_token field in the get access token response contains a bearer token, indicated by the token_type of Bearer : Response 200 (application/json)"
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# API Access token type?

Developers · Authentication

## What kind of token does Reloadly actually give you?

A Bearer token — straight from the token\_type field in the access token response.

Token type

Bearer

Response status

200

Level

Technical

When you request an access token, the response comes back with a `200 OK` and a JSON body. The `token_type` field in that response tells you exactly what kind of token `access_token` is — and for Reloadly, that's always **Bearer**.

## Where to find it

Look at the `token_type` key in the JSON response from the auth endpoint:

Response 200 (application/json)

```
{
  "access_token": "...",
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}
```

Because the type is **Bearer**, every authenticated request needs the token formatted this way in the request header:

`Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`

 ℹ️ This is the same header format used across every authenticated Reloadly endpoint — account balance, top-ups, gift cards, and everything else. See our article on sending your first API request for the full token request flow.

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