OAuth

OAuth is an open authorization framework that enables third-party applications to access user resources without exposing credentials. It provides a secure, token-based delegation mechanism widely used across the web for granting limited access to APIs and services on behalf of users.

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OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server API

API specification for an OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementing the authorization endpoint, token endpoint, and token revocation endpoint as defined in RFC 6749, RFC 6750, ...

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aid: oauth
name: OAuth
description: >-
  OAuth is an open authorization framework that enables third-party applications
  to access user resources without exposing credentials. It provides a secure,
  token-based delegation mechanism widely used across the web for granting
  limited access to APIs and services on behalf of users.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Access Control
  - Authorization
  - OAuth
  - Security
  - Tokens
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: oauth:oauth-2-authorization-server
    name: OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server API
    description: >-
      API specification for an OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementing the
      authorization endpoint, token endpoint, and token revocation endpoint as
      defined in RFC 6749, RFC 6750, and RFC 7009.
    humanURL: https://oauth.net/2/
    tags:
      - Authorization
      - OAuth 2.0
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://oauth.net/2/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/openapi/oauth-token-endpoint.yml
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/json-schema/oauth-authorization-request.json
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/json-schema/oauth-token-response.json
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/json-schema/oauth-error-response.json
      - type: JSON-LD Context
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oauth/refs/heads/main/json-ld/oauth-context.jsonld
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://oauth.net/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://oauth.net/2/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]