Microsoft Entra ID
AuthenticationAcquire a token to call a web API using username and password (desktop app)
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title: Acquire a token to call a web API using username and password (desktop app)
description: Understand how the username and password (ROPC) flow works in desktop apps, why it is deprecated, and how to migrate to more secure authentication flows.
author: Dickson-Mwendia
manager: dougeby
ms.author: dmwendia
ms.date: 06/15/2026
ms.service: identity-platform
ms.subservice: workforce
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ --- title: Acquire a token to call a web API using username and password (desktop app) description: Understand how the username and password (ROPC) flow works in desktop apps, why it is deprecated, and how to migrate to more secure authentication flows.-author: Dickson-Mwendia-manager: dougeby-ms.author: dmwendia ms.date: 06/15/2026 ms.service: identity-platform ms.subservice: workforce