Green Button Alliance

Green Button Alliance OAuth2 Standard API

Standard OAuth2 endpoints

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Operations 4

GET /oauth2/authorize Authorization endpoint

POST /oauth2/token Token endpoint

POST /oauth2/introspect Token introspection

POST /oauth2/revoke Token revocation

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenESPI Authorization Server OAuth2 Standard API
  description: "OAuth2/OIDC Authorization Server for Green Button Alliance ESPI 4.0 compliant applications.\n\nThis API provides:\n- OAuth2 client management\n- DataCustodian integration\n- OIDC UserInfo endpoint with ESPI claims\n- NAESB ESPI 4.0 compliance features\n\n## Security\n\n- **TLS 1.3 ONLY**: All communications must use TLS 1.3\n- **Certificate Authentication**: Support for X.509 client certificates\n- **Bearer Token**: Required for API access\n- **Perfect Forward Secrecy**: All cipher suites support PFS\n\n## ESPI Compliance\n\nThis server is certified for NAESB ESPI 4.0 compliance and supports:\n- Green Button Connect My Data (CMD)\n- Function Block 4.5.15+ \n- Certificate-based client authentication\n- ESPI-specific scope validation\n"
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Green Button Alliance
    email: support@greenbuttonalliance.org
    url: https://www.greenbuttonalliance.org
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  termsOfService: https://www.greenbuttonalliance.org/terms
servers:
- url: https://authorization.greenbuttonalliance.org
  description: Production server
- url: https://staging-authorization.greenbuttonalliance.org
  description: Staging server
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- ClientCertificate: []
tags:
- name: OAuth2 Standard
  description: Standard OAuth2 endpoints
paths:
  /oauth2/authorize:
    get:
      tags:
      - OAuth2 Standard
      summary: Authorization endpoint
      description: 'OAuth2 authorization endpoint for initiating authorization code flow.


        Supports PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) for enhanced security.

        '
      parameters:
      - name: response_type
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Response type (must be 'code')
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - code
      - name: client_id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Client identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: redirect_uri
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Callback URI
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      - name: scope
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Requested scopes (space-separated)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: state
        in: query
        required: true
        description: CSRF protection parameter
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: code_challenge
        in: query
        description: PKCE code challenge
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: code_challenge_method
        in: query
        description: PKCE code challenge method
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - S256
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirect to callback URI with authorization code
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
  /oauth2/token:
    post:
      tags:
      - OAuth2 Standard
      summary: Token endpoint
      description: OAuth2 token endpoint for exchanging authorization codes for access tokens
      security:
      - ClientCredentials: []
      - ClientCertificate: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              oneOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthorizationCodeTokenRequest'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RefreshTokenRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access token response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/OAuth2Error'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/OAuth2Error'
  /oauth2/introspect:
    post:
      tags:
      - OAuth2 Standard
      summary: Token introspection
      description: OAuth2 token introspection endpoint
      security:
      - ClientCredentials: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntrospectionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token introspection response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntrospectionResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /oauth2/revoke:
    post:
      tags:
      - OAuth2 Standard
      summary: Token revocation
      description: OAuth2 token revocation endpoint
      security:
      - ClientCredentials: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RevocationRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token revoked successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    RevocationRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - token
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
        token_type_hint:
          type: string
          enum:
          - access_token
          - refresh_token
    IntrospectionResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        active:
          type: boolean
        sub:
          type: string
        aud:
          type: string
        iss:
          type: string
        exp:
          type: integer
        iat:
          type: integer
        scope:
          type: string
        client_id:
          type: string
        token_type:
          type: string
    IntrospectionRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - token
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
        token_type_hint:
          type: string
          enum:
          - access_token
          - refresh_token
    AuthorizationCodeTokenRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - grant_type
      - code
      - redirect_uri
      properties:
        grant_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - authorization_code
        code:
          type: string
        redirect_uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
        code_verifier:
          type: string
          description: PKCE code verifier
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        error_description:
          type: string
        error_uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        path:
          type: string
        correlationId:
          type: string
    RefreshTokenRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - grant_type
      - refresh_token
      properties:
        grant_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - refresh_token
        refresh_token:
          type: string
        scope:
          type: string
          description: Optional scope limitation
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
        token_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Bearer
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          description: Token lifetime in seconds
        refresh_token:
          type: string
        scope:
          type: string
          description: Granted scopes
        id_token:
          type: string
          description: OpenID Connect ID token
  responses:
    OAuth2Error:
      description: OAuth2 error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          examples:
            invalid_grant:
              value:
                error: invalid_grant
                error_description: The provided authorization grant is invalid
            invalid_client:
              value:
                error: invalid_client
                error_description: Client authentication failed
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error: invalid_token
            error_description: The access token is invalid or expired
            timestamp: '2024-01-16T15:30:00Z'
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    ClientCredentials:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    ClientCertificate:
      type: mutualTLS
externalDocs:
  description: OpenESPI Authorization Server Documentation
  url: https://docs.greenbuttonalliance.org/authorization-server