Access token in Action flow

[rueben.tiow]

Hi @Sally.terramera,

Welcome to the Auth0 Community!

@Sally.terramera

Is calling the M2M flow within an Action the only way for an Action to get an access token for an audience other than the management api?

Yes, that is correct !

@Sally.terramera

Is there an easier way to do this that I’m missing?

Caching your M2M tokens in an Action is the best way to minimize the number of requests for a new token. And that is correct, our documentation here states that cached items will persist for a maximum of 15 minutes.

For most scenarios, this strategy should mitigate going over your M2M Auth Quota utilization.

I recommend checking out our Caching Management API Access Tokens in Login Action FAQ for more information on how to cache access tokens in an Action.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Thanks,
Rueben