# Generate the Authorization Token Using C#

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/generate-the-authorization-token-using-c/42424>\
**Category:** App Marketplace\
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/generate-the-authorization-token-using-c/42424 "2021-02-03T09:57:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![aman.julka](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/aman.julka/32/22261_2.png) [@aman.julka](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/aman.julka)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/generate-the-authorization-token-using-c/42424/1 "2021-02-03T09:57:56Z")

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**Description**  
how to generate an authorization code before getting the access token?

**Error**  
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**Additional context**  
i need to generate an access token before making request to zoom

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/generate-the-authorization-token-using-c/42424/2 "2021-02-04T16:14:14Z")

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Hi @aman.julka,

Thanks for reaching out about this, and good question.

To clarify, the authorization code that is the first part of our [OAuth flow](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/auth/oauth#getting-access-token) is a manual process that requires the user to authorize your OAuth app via the browser. This is a one time authorization, and can’t be done programmatically.

Once you have the authorization code, you can programmatically retrieve an access token and subsequent refresh tokens.

Let me know if this helps to clarify—thanks!  
Will

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/generate-the-authorization-token-using-c/42424/3 "2021-03-07T02:15:15Z")

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