Kakao OAuth API

Kakao Login OAuth 2.0 authorization, token, and logout flows.

Operations 3

GET /oauth/authorize Request OAuth authorization code #
POST /oauth/token Exchange or refresh OAuth tokens #
GET /oauth/logout Logout from Kakao #

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OpenAPI Specification

kakao-oauth-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Kakao Login REST O Auth API
  description: REST API for Kakao Login (OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect), Kakao user management, consent and service-terms management, and OIDC discovery. Apps authenticate users with Kakao OAuth and then call the kapi.kakao.com user endpoints with a Bearer access token or, for app-level operations, the Kakao app Admin Key.
  version: 2.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.kakao.com/policy/terms
  contact:
    name: Kakao Developers
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.kakao.com/policy/terms
servers:
- url: https://kauth.kakao.com
  description: Kakao OAuth (kauth) endpoint
- url: https://kapi.kakao.com
  description: Kakao API (kapi) endpoint
tags:
- name: OAuth
  description: Kakao Login OAuth 2.0 authorization, token, and logout flows.
paths:
  /oauth/authorize:
    get:
      operationId: oauthAuthorize
      summary: Request OAuth authorization code
      description: Display the Kakao Login consent screen and request an authorization code.
      tags:
      - OAuth
      servers:
      - url: https://kauth.kakao.com
      parameters:
      - name: client_id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: REST API key of the registered Kakao app.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: redirect_uri
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      - name: response_type
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - code
      - name: scope
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirect to the configured redirect_uri carrying the authorization code.
  /oauth/token:
    post:
      operationId: oauthToken
      summary: Exchange or refresh OAuth tokens
      description: Exchange an authorization code for access and refresh tokens, or refresh an existing access token.
      tags:
      - OAuth
      servers:
      - url: https://kauth.kakao.com
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - authorization_code
                  - refresh_token
                client_id:
                  type: string
                redirect_uri:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                code:
                  type: string
                refresh_token:
                  type: string
                client_secret:
                  type: string
              required:
              - grant_type
              - client_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OAuth token payload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /oauth/logout:
    get:
      operationId: oauthLogout
      summary: Logout from Kakao
      description: Log the user out of the service and the Kakao Account.
      tags:
      - OAuth
      servers:
      - url: https://kauth.kakao.com
      parameters:
      - name: client_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: logout_redirect_uri
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirect to the configured logout_redirect_uri after logout.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Kakao access token
      description: Kakao access token issued by /oauth/token, sent as "Bearer {access_token}".
    adminKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Kakao app Admin Key sent as "KakaoAK {admin_key}" for server-to-server calls.