# OAuth API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/oauth-api/  
**Provider:** University of Wisconsin-Madison — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-wisconsin-madison/  
**Base URL:** https://api.wisc.edu/oauth

OAuth API is one of 16 APIs that [University of Wisconsin-Madison](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-wisconsin-madison/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Authentication and Security. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

The token endpoint for the whole gateway — POST https://api.wisc.edu/oauth/token, HTTP Basic presentation of client_id/client_secret, returning the bearer access token every other UW-Madison API requires. Declares no scopes.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-wisconsin-madison/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-wisconsin-madison-oauth-api-openapi.yml
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-wisconsin-madison/refs/heads/main/authentication/university-of-wisconsin-madison-authentication.yml

## Other University of Wisconsin-Madison APIs (12)

- [Person API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/person-api/)
- [Mock Person API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-person-api/)
- [Mock Person API (Certificates)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-person-api-certificates/)
- [HR API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/hr-api/)
- [Mock HR API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-hr-api/)
- [Manifest API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/manifest-api/)
- [Mock Manifest API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-manifest-api/)
- [Finance API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/finance-api/)
- [Locations API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/locations-api/)
- [Enterprise Billing API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/enterprise-billing-api/)
- [Public Course Search API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/course-search-api/)
- [UW-Madison Identity Provider (Shibboleth)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/identity-federation/)

## Tags

Authentication, Security

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