Ordnance Survey

OS OAuth 2 API

OAuth 2.0 client credentials token service issuing time-limited access tokens for OS Data Hub APIs, so project API keys need not be embedded in browser code. The token URL is https://api.os.uk/oauth2/token/v1 and no named scopes are published.

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Documentation
https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/oauth-2-api
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Authentication
https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/core-concepts/authentication
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APIReference
https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/oauth-2-api/technical-specification

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ordnance-survey:os-oauth2-api
name: OS OAuth 2 API
description: OAuth 2.0 client credentials token service issuing time-limited access tokens for OS Data
  Hub APIs, so project API keys need not be embedded in browser code. The token URL is https://api.os.uk/oauth2/token/v1
  and no named scopes are published.
humanURL: https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/oauth-2-api
baseURL: https://api.os.uk/oauth2/token/v1
tags:
- Authentication
tags_raw:
- Authentication
- OAuth2
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/oauth-2-api
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/core-concepts/authentication
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/oauth-2-api/technical-specification