# OIDC Authentication API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-authentication-api/  
**Provider:** OpenID Connect — https://apis.io/providers/openid-connect/  
**Documentation:** https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html

OIDC Authentication API is one of 6 APIs that [OpenID Connect](https://apis.io/providers/openid-connect/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Endpoints for authenticating end-users and obtaining authorization grants.

## Operations (1)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/authorize` | Authorization Endpoint |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openid-connect/refs/heads/main/openapi/oidc-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openid-connect/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other OpenID Connect APIs (5)

- [OIDC Discovery API](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-discovery-api/)
- [OIDC JWKS API](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-jwks-api/)
- [OIDC Session API](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-session-api/)
- [OIDC Token API](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-token-api/)
- [OIDC User Info API](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-user-info-api/)

## Tags

Authentication

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/openid-connect/oidc-authentication-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/openid-connect/.