OSF

OSF OAuth Scopes API

OAuth scopes define specific permissions for OAuth applications and personal access tokens. Each scope indicates the permission level granted to perform actions via the OSF API, such as reading node data (`osf.nodes.read`) or modifying node data (`osf.nodes.write`). Scopes can be queried and managed through these endpoints to understand and control access levels associated with applications and tokens.

Operations 2

GET /scopes/ List OAuth Scopes #
GET /scopes/{scope_id}/ Retrieve OAuth Scope Detail #

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OpenAPI Specification

osf-oauth-scopes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OSF APIv2 Documentation OAuth Scopes API
  description: This is the official documentation for the OSF (Open Science Framework) API v2.
  version: '2.0'
  termsOfService: https://osf.io/terms_of_use/
  contact:
    name: OSF Support Team
    email: support@osf.io
    url: https://help.osf.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-logo:
    url: https://cdn.cos.io/media/images/cos_center_logo_small.original.png
    backgroundColor: transparent
servers:
- url: https://api.test.osf.io/v2
tags:
- name: OAuth Scopes
  description: 'OAuth scopes define specific permissions for OAuth applications and personal access tokens.

    Each scope indicates the permission level granted to perform actions via the OSF API, such as reading node data (`osf.nodes.read`) or modifying node data (`osf.nodes.write`).

    Scopes can be queried and managed through these endpoints to understand and control access levels associated with applications and tokens.'
paths:
  /scopes/:
    get:
      summary: List OAuth Scopes
      description: 'Retrieve a list of publicly available OAuth scopes.

        Scopes define permissions granted to OAuth applications and personal access tokens.

        #### Filtering & Pagination

        Supports standard filtering and pagination via query parameters.

        #### Returns

        A JSON object containing an array of OAuth scopes under the `data` key.'
      tags:
      - OAuth Scopes
      operationId: scope_list
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of OAuth scopes.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: osf.nodes.read
                  type: scopes
                  attributes:
                    description: Read access to OSF nodes.
                  links:
                    self: https://api.osf.io/v2/scopes/osf.nodes.read/
                - id: osf.nodes.write
                  type: scopes
                  attributes:
                    description: Write access to OSF nodes.
                  links:
                    self: https://api.osf.io/v2/scopes/osf.nodes.write/
                links:
                  self: https://api.osf.io/v2/scopes/
                meta:
                  total: 2
                  per_page: 10
  /scopes/{scope_id}/:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve OAuth Scope Detail
      description: 'Retrieve detailed information about a specific OAuth scope.

        Only publicly available scopes are accessible without special permissions.'
      tags:
      - OAuth Scopes
      operationId: scope_detail
      parameters:
      - name: scope_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the OAuth scope.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved OAuth scope details.
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                  id: osf.nodes.read
                  type: scopes
                  attributes:
                    description: Read access to OSF nodes.
                  links:
                    self: https://api.osf.io/v2/scopes/osf.nodes.read/
        '404':
          description: OAuth scope not found or inaccessible.
x-tagGroups:
- name: Welcome
  tags:
  - Introduction
  - General Usage
  - Authentication
  - Pagination
  - Versioning
  - Filtering
  - Sparse Fieldsets
  - Embedding
  - Request Formatting
  - Errors & Error Codes
  - Entities & Entity Collections
- name: API Reference
  tags:
  - Actions
  - Addons
  - Applications
  - Base
  - CEDAR Metadata
  - Citations
  - Comments
  - Collections
  - Collection Submissions
  - Collection Submissions Actions
  - Collection Providers
  - Custom Metadata
  - Files
  - Licenses
  - Logs
  - Institutions
  - Identifiers
  - Registration Schemas
  - Registration Schema Blocks
  - Schema Responses
  - Schema Response Actions
  - Nodes
  - Notification Subscriptions
  - Preprints
  - Preprint Providers
  - Draft Registrations
  - Registrations
  - Registration Providers
  - Regions
  - OAuth Scopes
  - Taxonomies
  - Tokens
  - Users
  - View Only Links
  - Wikis
  - Subjects
  - GUIDs
  - Requests
  - Resources