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Postman OAuth 2.0 API

The OAuth 2.0 API from Postman — 2 operation(s) for oauth 2.0.

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Operations 2

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /oauth2/token Get an OAuth access token for a client app · Generate an OAuth Token #
Ask an LLM
“How does a backend service or bot get an OAuth token without a user?”
“Which grant type does token generation support?”
Tell an agent
Generate an access token with grant {grant_type} for installation {installationAuthId} using JWT {jwt}.
Get a client credentials token for installation {installationAuthId} signed with {jwt}, grant {grant_type}.
POST /oauth2/token/revoke Revoke an OAuth access token · Revoke an OAuth Token #
Ask an LLM
“Can a revoked OAuth token be restored?”
“How do I immediately invalidate an OAuth access token?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Revoke OAuth access token {token}.
Invalidate this OAuth token now.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.postman.com/postman/postman-public-workspace/documentation/i2uqzpp/postman-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/openapi/postman-oauth-2-0-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-schema-security-validation-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-schema-security-validation-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-get-audit-logs-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-get-audit-log-event-actions-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-get-collection-access-keys-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-comment-create-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-comment-update-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-comment-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-comment-created-updated-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-create-collection-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-update-collection-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-create-collection-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-update-collection-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-update-collection-folder-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-create-collection-request-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-generate-oauth-token-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-generate-oauth-token-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pan-element-created-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-get-pan-elements-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-respond-pan-element-add-request-body-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-get-all-pan-add-element-requests-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-private-api-network-respond-private-network-add-request-response-200-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-delete-pan-element-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pull-request-get-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pull-request-updated-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pull-request-review-reponse-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pull-request-review-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-pull-request-update-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postman/json-schema/postman-generate-service-account-token-response-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

postman-oauth-2-0-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Postman O Auth20 API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.postman.com
  description: https://api.postman.com
- url: https://api.eu.postman.com
  description: https://api.eu.postman.com
tags:
- name: OAuth 2.0
paths:
  /oauth2/token:
    post:
      operationId: generateOauthToken
      summary: Generate an OAuth Token
      description: 'Generates an OAuth 2.0 access token for a client application using the `client_credentials` grant type. Use this endpoint with backend services or bots to authenticate and authorize API requests without user interaction.


        **Note:**


        This endpoint uses Basic Auth. You must pass a valid client ID and client secret for the username and password, respectively.'
      tags:
      - OAuth 2.0
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        description: Basic authentication
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/generateOauthTokenResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/oauthTokenError'
        '404':
          description: Token Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/oauthTokenError'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenerateOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/generateOauthToken'
  /oauth2/token/revoke:
    post:
      operationId: revokeOauthToken
      summary: Revoke an OAuth Token
      description: 'Revokes an active OAuth 2.0 access token and prevents further use of it for authentication. Once revoked, the token can''t be used for any API requests.


        **Note:**


        - Revocation of an OAuth token is immediate and can''t be undone.

        - This request does not use any authorization.'
      tags:
      - OAuth 2.0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token Revoked
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/revokeOauthTokenResponse'
        '404':
          description: Token Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/oauthTokenError'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RevokeOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/revokeOauthToken'
components:
  schemas:
    commonErrorTypeTitleDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of error.
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short summary of the problem.
        detail:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailDetail'
          description: Information about the error.
      title: commonErrorTypeTitleDetail
    CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailDetail:
      oneOf:
      - type: string
      - type: object
        additionalProperties:
          description: Any type
      description: Information about the error.
      title: CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailDetail
    RevokeOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetail'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorNameMessage'
      title: RevokeOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError
    GenerateOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetail'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorNameMessage'
      title: GenerateOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError
    commonErrorNameMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonErrorNameMessageError'
          description: Information about the error.
      title: commonErrorNameMessage
    CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatusType:
      oneOf:
      - type: string
        format: uri-reference
      - type: string
      title: CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatusType
    generateOauthToken:
      type: object
      properties:
        grant_type:
          type: string
          description: The `client_credentials` OAuth grant type.
        installationAuthId:
          type: string
          description: The client's installation authentication ID.
        jwt:
          type: string
          description: A signed JWT token. The token must include `iss` (issuer), `aud` (audience), `iat` (issued at), `exp` (expiration timestamp), and `jti` (JWT ID).
      required:
      - grant_type
      - installationAuthId
      - jwt
      title: generateOauthToken
    CommonErrorNameMessageError:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The error name.
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message.
      description: Information about the error.
      title: CommonErrorNameMessageError
    revokeOauthTokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: string
          description: The `true` value.
      title: revokeOauthTokenResponse
    generateOauthTokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
          description: A Postman OAuth 2.0 access token.
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          description: The time the token expires, in milliseconds.
        token_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenerateOauthTokenResponseTokenType'
          description: The `Bearer` token type.
      title: generateOauthTokenResponse
    commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatusType'
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short summary of the problem.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Information about the error.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The error's HTTP status code.
      title: commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus
    GenerateOauthTokenResponseTokenType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - Bearer
      description: The `Bearer` token type.
      title: GenerateOauthTokenResponseTokenType
    revokeOauthToken:
      type: object
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          description: The Postman OAuth 2.0 access token to revoke.
      required:
      - token
      title: revokeOauthToken
    oauthTokenError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error.
        error_description:
          type: string
          description: Information about the error.
      title: oauthTokenError
  securitySchemes:
    PostmanApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    scimApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: A valid [SCIM API key](https://learning.postman.com/docs/administration/scim-provisioning/scim-provisioning-overview/#generating-scim-api-key) for calls to SCIM endpoints.
x-provenance:
  first_party: true
  method: harvested
  provider_published: true
  source: https://learning.postman.com/api-docs/openapi.json
  harvested: '2026-08-05'
  note: Postman's own OpenAPI 3.1 definition for the Postman API, served by its Fern-hosted API reference. 162 paths, 256 operations, servers api.postman.com and api.eu.postman.com.