Retrieving a Transfer Token POST

The DynaMed POST /user/transfer-token endpoint returns a transfer token. The purpose of the transfer token is to facilitate seamless authorization between various EBSCO products.

Basic Retrieving of a Transfer Token

To Fetch a Transfer Token (example):

Gather the following information for the request:

  • A valid access token.
  • A valid ID Token is desired, but it is not required.
  • A product ID. The parameter toProductId is the name of the product the consumer wants to transfer to. The value of toProductId must be one of the following values: "dmp", "dmx", "dhe", or "dcd".

Request

POST https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/user/transfer-token?toProductId=dcd

Response

{
  "transferToken": "aaaaaa.bbbbbbb.ccccc.ddddd"
}

The transfer token can then be used like this: https://www.dynamed.com/cme/?transfertoken={transferToken}

Error Response Codes

The DynaMed POST transfer token endpoint can return one of the error response codes.