Before You Begin
Step 1 - Register an App
If you do not have an app registered for the Manufacturing Data Model API; follow the instructions in the tutorial to Create an App . When specifying details of the app:
- Verify that the Manufacturing Data Model API and Webhooks API are selected under API Access.
- Specify
http://localhost:8080/callback/oauth
for the Callback URL.- Be sure to note your Client ID and Client secret for using it later in the tutorial.
Also, make sure to download The Postman app to your local computer.
Step 2 - Sign in to Manufacturing Data Model Explorer
The Manufacturing Data Model Explorer is a real time introspection tool for testing GraphQL queries and responses. As this is a web-based service, it does not require any installation and works only with Autodesk registered user profiles.
- Browse through the Manufacturing Data Model Explorer.

- Sign in with your Autodesk registered user credentials.
After logging in, you should see a screen similar to the following screen:

Note: The Manufacturing Data Explorer has a built-in authorization feature that supports scopes to create (data:create), read (data:read), and write (data:write) by default. However, for other clients besides the Explorer, it is necessary to specify these scopes when generating a three-legged token. For more information about the supported scopes and their function, refer Scopes.