Refinitiv Authentication API

OAuth 2.0 token management for obtaining and refreshing access tokens required by all other API endpoints.

Operations 2

POST /auth/oauth2/v1/token Request Access Token #
POST /Authentication/RequestToken Request Authentication Token #

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OpenAPI Specification

refinitiv-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Refinitiv Authentication API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: LSEG Developer Support
    url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/support
  termsOfService: https://developers.lseg.com/en/terms-and-conditions
  description: 'Operations tagged Authentication across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: refinitiv-data-platform-openapi.yml, refinitiv-datascope-select-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.refinitiv.com
  description: Production Server
- url: https://selectapi.datascope.lseg.com/RestApi/v1
  description: Production Server
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: OAuth 2.0 token management for obtaining and refreshing access tokens required by all other API endpoints.
paths:
  /auth/oauth2/v1/token:
    post:
      operationId: getToken
      summary: Request Access Token
      description: Obtains an OAuth 2.0 access token using password grant or refresh token grant. The access token is required for all subsequent API calls and is valid for five minutes. The response also includes a refresh token that can be used to obtain new access tokens without re-authenticating.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - client_id
              - grant_type
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  description: The user's machine account username. Required for password grant type.
                password:
                  type: string
                  description: The user's machine account password. Required for password grant type.
                client_id:
                  type: string
                  description: The application client ID provided during registration.
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                  description: The OAuth 2.0 grant type. Use password for initial authentication or refresh_token for token renewal.
                  enum:
                  - password
                  - refresh_token
                refresh_token:
                  type: string
                  description: The refresh token from a previous authentication. Required for refresh_token grant type.
                scope:
                  type: string
                  description: The scope of access requested. Each RDP resource has a permission scope assigned to it.
                takeExclusiveSignOnControl:
                  type: string
                  description: When set to true, forces sign-on even if another session exists for the same credentials.
                  enum:
                  - 'true'
                  - 'false'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful authentication
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
        '401':
          description: Invalid credentials
    servers:
    - url: https://api.refinitiv.com
      description: Production Server
  /Authentication/RequestToken:
    post:
      operationId: requestToken
      summary: Request Authentication Token
      description: Authenticates the user and returns a session token that must be included in all subsequent API requests. The token is included in the Authorization header as a Token value.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - Credentials
              properties:
                Credentials:
                  type: object
                  required:
                  - Username
                  - Password
                  properties:
                    Username:
                      type: string
                      description: The DataScope Select username.
                    Password:
                      type: string
                      description: The DataScope Select password.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authentication successful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  '@odata.context':
                    type: string
                    description: OData context URI.
                  value:
                    type: string
                    description: The session token to use in subsequent requests.
        '400':
          description: Invalid credentials
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
    servers:
    - url: https://selectapi.datascope.lseg.com/RestApi/v1
      description: Production Server
components:
  schemas:
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
          description: The OAuth 2.0 access token to use in subsequent API requests.
        refresh_token:
          type: string
          description: Token used to obtain a new access token without re-authenticating.
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          description: The lifetime of the access token in seconds.
        scope:
          type: string
          description: The scope of access granted by the token.
        token_type:
          type: string
          description: The type of token, typically Bearer.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained from the /auth/oauth2/v1/token endpoint. Access tokens are valid for five minutes.
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Session token obtained from the Authentication/RequestToken endpoint. Include as Token followed by the token value.
x-refined-from:
- refinitiv-data-platform-openapi.yml
- refinitiv-datascope-select-openapi.yml