Postman oAuth20 API

The oAuth20 API from Postman — 2 operation(s) for oauth20.

OpenAPI Specification

postman-oauth20-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Postman O Auth20 API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged oAuth20 across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: postman-api-openapi.yml, postman-oauth20-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
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: oAuth20
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:
      - oAuth20
      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'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.postman.com
      description: https://api.postman.com
    - url: https://api.eu.postman.com
      description: https://api.eu.postman.com
  /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:
      - oAuth20
      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'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.postman.com
      description: https://api.postman.com
    - url: https://api.eu.postman.com
      description: https://api.eu.postman.com
components:
  schemas:
    revokeOauthToken:
      type: object
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          description: The Postman OAuth 2.0 access token to revoke.
      required:
      - token
      title: revokeOauthToken
    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
    commonErrorNameMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommonErrorNameMessageError'
          description: Information about the error.
      title: commonErrorNameMessage
    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
    GenerateOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetail'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorNameMessage'
      title: GenerateOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError
    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
    revokeOauthTokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: string
          description: The `true` value.
      title: revokeOauthTokenResponse
    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
    GenerateOauthTokenResponseTokenType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - Bearer
      description: The `Bearer` token type.
      title: GenerateOauthTokenResponseTokenType
    RevokeOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetail'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatus'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/commonErrorNameMessage'
      title: RevokeOauthTokenRequestInternalServerError
    CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailDetail:
      oneOf:
      - type: string
      - type: object
        additionalProperties:
          description: Any type
      description: Information about the error.
      title: CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailDetail
    oauthTokenError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: The type of error.
        error_description:
          type: string
          description: Information about the error.
      title: oauthTokenError
    CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatusType:
      oneOf:
      - type: string
        format: uri-reference
      - type: string
      title: CommonErrorTypeTitleDetailStatusType
    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
  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-refined-from:
- postman-api-openapi.yml
- postman-oauth20-api-openapi.yml
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.