# Morningstar Authentication API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-authentication-api/  
**Provider:** Morningstar — https://apis.io/providers/morningstar/  
**Base URL:** https://www.us-api.morningstar.com  
**Documentation:** https://developer.morningstar.com/direct-web-services/documentation/api-utilities/authentication-api/overview

Morningstar Authentication API is one of 18 APIs that [Morningstar](https://apis.io/providers/morningstar/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Authentication and Tokens. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.

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.

## Operations (1)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/oauth` | — |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.morningstar.com/content/documentation/documentation/get-started/authentication/get-started-authentication.md
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/morningstar/refs/heads/main/openapi/morningstar-oauth-api-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/morningstar/refs/heads/main/openapi/morningstar-token-api-openapi.yml

## Other Morningstar APIs (12)

- [Morningstar Market Data Web Services API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-market-data-web-services-api/)
- [Morningstar Time Series API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-time-series-api/)
- [Morningstar Screener APIs](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-screener-api/)
- [Morningstar Investment Details APIs](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-investment-details-api/)
- [Morningstar Investment List API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-investment-list-api/)
- [Morningstar Portfolio Analysis APIs](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-portfolio-analysis-api/)
- [Morningstar AI Insights API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-ai-insights-api/)
- [Morningstar Scenario Analysis API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-scenario-analysis-api/)
- [Morningstar Risk Profiler API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-risk-profiler-api/)
- [Morningstar Universe API](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-universe-api/)
- [Morningstar Financial Planning APIs](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-financial-planning-apis/)
- [Morningstar Investment Analysis APIs](https://apis.io/apis/morningstar/morningstar-investment-analysis-apis/)

## Tags

Authentication, Tokens

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