Morningstar Authentication API
OAuth 2.0 token issuance for all Morningstar APIs - POST /token/oauth with Basic credentials returns a bearer token valid for 60 minutes, usable against the regional Americas, EMEA, and APAC API bases.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
version: 1.0.0
title: Authorization Tokens Accounts OAUTH API
description: 'Use the `oauth` endpoint to generate the secure, time-limited JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) used to authorize access to APIs and components.</br></br>
To request a token, click Authorize and enter the following credentials:
* Username - Your Client ID.
* Password - Your Client Secret.'
servers:
- url: https://www.us-api.morningstar.com/token
description: PROD US
- url: https://www.emea-api.morningstar.com/token
description: PROD EMEA
- url: https://www.apac-api.morningstar.com/token
description: PROD APAC
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: oauth
paths:
/oauth:
post:
tags:
- oauth
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
'*/*':
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/200Response'
'401':
description: Invalid account credentials
content:
'*/*':
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
components:
schemas:
401Response:
required:
- error_message
properties:
message:
type: string
example: Incorrect username or password
200Response:
required:
- access_token
- expires_in
- token_type
type: object
properties:
access_token:
type: string
example: eyJraWQiOiJCazNLcUhvZVhQNk53aHl0K0Fp0.eyJzdWIiOiJmYTcwODgyYi02MWE1LTQ2NTctYTVlYS1mMzlkOTRlNTM5ZTYiLQ.iuxBpTRDm28e2jIGQGUh2cD_R2GCyhNWdUTeUf2jl7lznB4kgiXzLAXgw4iWcpvYhszbmRRHwm8r5
expires_in:
type: string
example: '3600'
token_type:
type: string
example: Bearer
securitySchemes:
BasicAuth:
type: http
scheme: basic