Token exchange
- Token exchange is an OAuth flow that swaps one token for another with a different audience, scope or subject.
In short: Token exchange is an OAuth flow that swaps one token for another with a different audience, scope or subject. Gateways use it instead of token passthrough. This entry uses the term the way our gateway datasheets do, and links related terms below.
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By The Datasheet desk · Reviewed 2026-11-03