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Get An Access Token in Python

This example shows how to authenticate with Legalesign's GraphQL API using Python and get your user details to verify everything works.

Installation​

Install the required dependencies:

pip install boto3 requests

Command Line Example​

auth_example.py
import boto3
import requests
import json
import sys
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

class LegalesignAuth:
    def __init__(self):
        # General purpose pool credentials
        self.user_pool_id = 'eu-west-2_NUPAjABy7'
        self.client_id = '38kn0eb9mf2409t6mci98eqdvt'
        self.region = 'eu-west-2'
        
        self.cognito_client = boto3.client('cognito-idp', region_name=self.region)
    
    def get_access_token(self, username, password):
        """Get access token from AWS Cognito"""
        try:
            response = self.cognito_client.initiate_auth(
                ClientId=self.client_id,
                AuthFlow='USER_PASSWORD_AUTH',
                AuthParameters={
                    'USERNAME': username,
                    'PASSWORD': password
                }
            )
            return response['AuthenticationResult']['AccessToken']
        except ClientError as e:
            raise Exception(f"Authentication failed: {e.response['Error']['Message']}")
    
    def make_graphql_request(self, token, query):
        """Make GraphQL request with access token"""
        headers = {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'
        }
        
        response = requests.post(
            'https://graphql.uk.legalesign.com/graphql',
            headers=headers,
            json={'query': query}
        )
        
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print("Usage: python auth_example.py <username> <password>")
        sys.exit(1)
    
    username, password = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
    
    try:
        auth = LegalesignAuth()
        
        # Get access token
        print("Getting access token...")
        token = auth.get_access_token(username, password)
        
        # Test with a simple query
        query = """
            query myInfo {
                user {
                    id
                    firstName
                    lastName
                    email
                }
            }
        """
        
        print("Making GraphQL request...")
        result = auth.make_graphql_request(token, query)
        
        print("User info:")
        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
        sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Run the Example​

python auth_example.py your-username your-password

Expected output:

{
  "data": {
    "user": {
      "id": "dXNyNjBkNWNkODktMDg3NS00ZXC67mItZjI3ODA5NjgwMDdl",
      "firstName": "Your",
      "lastName": "Name",
      "email": "your.email@example.com"
    }
  }
}

Using in Your Application​

from auth_example import LegalesignAuth

auth = LegalesignAuth()

# Get token once, reuse for multiple requests
token = auth.get_access_token('username', 'password')

# Make any GraphQL query
result = auth.make_graphql_request(token, """
    query getDocuments {
        documents {
            id
            name
            status
        }
    }
""")

print(result)

For production, use environment variables:

import os

username = os.getenv('LEGALESIGN_USERNAME')
password = os.getenv('LEGALESIGN_PASSWORD')
token = auth.get_access_token(username, password)

Next Steps​

Now you can authenticate and make GraphQL requests. Find examples for your specific use case in the documentation.