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#$serviceAccount

#Import

typescript 
1import { $serviceAccount } from "alepha/security";

#Overview

Allow to get an access token for a service account.

You have some options to configure the service account:

  • a OAUTH2 URL using client credentials grant type
  • a JWT secret shared between the services

#Options

Option Type Required Description
gracePeriod number; // Grace period in milliseconds before token expi... No

#Examples

ts 
 1import { $serviceAccount } from "alepha/security"; 2  3class MyService { 4  serviceAccount = $serviceAccount({ 5    oauth2: { 6      url: "https://example.com/oauth2/token", 7      clientId: "your-client-id", 8      clientSecret: "your-client-secret", 9    }10  });11 12  async fetchData() {13    const token = await this.serviceAccount.token();14    // or15    const response = await this.serviceAccount.fetch("https://api.example.com/data");16  }17}