If you only want to obtain higher daily quota (10,000 calls per days instead of 300) you supply the `key` value as query parameter on the url. The `key` value is found in your App management page. See [I only need a key, what do I do?](https://stackapps.com/a/8972) If you also want to supply an `access_token` you can obtain one relative quickly by using below script. 1. In your App management page, configure your app for Client Side OAuth Flow:<br><br> [![enter image description here][1]][1] <br> And submit that setting. 2. Copy and/or remember the Client Id from your App management page. (that is the first value near the top of the page) 3. Run below script and paste / type the client id in the client id field and select a scope. You can select 'no_expiry' as initial/only option. <!-- begin snippet: js hide: false console: true babel: false --> <!-- language: lang-js --> (function(window, document) { var redirectUri = 'https://stackexchange.com/oauth/login_success', scope = {}, clientid; function buildScope() { var selectedScope = [] for(const key in scope) { if (scope[key] === true) { selectedScope.push(key); } } return selectedScope; } function updateUrl() { var authurl = document.getElementById('authurl'); authurl.value = 'https://stackoverflow.com/oauth/dialog' + '?' + 'client_id=' + clientid + '&' + 'scope=' + buildScope() + '&' + 'redirect_uri=' + redirectUri; } function updateScope(evt) { scope[evt.target.value] = evt.target.checked; updateUrl(); } function updateClientId(evt) { if (clientid = evt.target.value) { updateUrl(); } } function start() { var client_id = document.getElementById('client-id'); client_id.addEventListener('change', updateClientId); client_id.addEventListener('keydown', updateClientId); document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]').forEach(function(checkbox) { checkbox.addEventListener('change', updateScope); }) } window.addEventListener('load', start); })(window, document) <!-- language: lang-css --> textarea { width: 100%} <!-- language: lang-html --> <fieldset> <label for='client-id'>Client Id</label> <input id='client-id' type='text' /> </fieldset> <fieldset> <h2>Scope (tick at least one)</h2> <div> <input id='no_expiry' type='checkbox' value='no_expiry'/> <label for='no_expiry'>access_token's with this scope do not expire</label> </div> <div> <input id='read_inbox' type='checkbox' value='read_inbox'/> <label for='read_inbox'>access a user's global inbox</label> </div> <div> <input id='write_access' type='checkbox' value='write_access'/> <label for='write_access'>perform write operations as a user </label> </div> <div> <input id='private_info' type='checkbox' value='private_info'/> <label for='private_info'>access full history of a user's private actions on the site</label> </div> </fieldset> <div> <h2>Copy below url and paste in a new browser tab</h2> <textarea id='authurl' readonly='readonly'></textarea> <p> Once authenticated you'll find your token at the end of the https://stackexchange.com/oauth/login_success Url. </p> </div> <!-- end snippet --> 4. Copy the resulting URL from the large text area, open a new browser tab/window and paste the URL. You're now shown the name and description of your App and you can accept/allow the app access. 5. You're redirected to the login_success page. Its URL has your access_token appended after the `#` symbol in the url. <br><br> [![enter image description here][2]][2] <br> That is the access_token for you to keep. Careful! That token is a secret. Don't share it, ever. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/qmAmd.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/dkzyA.png