How do I setup authentication in the Banana Cake Pop (BCP) IDE?

Modified on Thu, 11 May 2023 at 10:56 AM

Set up for:


The BCP IDE supports OAuth 2 and in Nexar the Authorization Code , Client Credentials and (when enabled) Resource Owner Password flows are configured for accessing the API.


Begin with the “Connection Settings” dialog box (click on the gear icon at the upper right of the page) and under the "Authorization" tab select “OAuth2” from the drop-down:

The configuration details will be slightly different for applications that only use the supply queries (Nexar queries that are prefixed with "sup") and applications using the design queries to access A365 design data (prefixed with "des").

Supply Applications

Supply applications use a Client Credentials flow with the following settings:

  • Type: OAuth 2

  • Grant Type: Client Credentials

  • Access Token URL: https://identity.nexar.com/connect/token

  • Client ID: << from the application details page >>

  • Client Secret: << from the application details page >>

  • Scope: supply.domain


Once you have entered all the details, click the “Fetch Token” button to get the token and click the “Apply” button to close the settings dialog.

Design Applications

Design applications use an Authorization Code flow. Configure the properties as below:


NB: Don't forget to set the Redirect URL and Scope fields (not shown) accurately!

Remember the "Show Details" button for the application will get you access to the following details and allow you to configure the callback URL - don’t forget to do that!

Once you have entered all the details, click the “Fetch Token” button to get the token and click the “Apply” button to close the settings dialog.

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