Vanta

Vanta Authentication API

OAuth 2.0 token management

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POST /oauth/token Get Access Token #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vanta Authentication API
  description: The Vanta REST API enables organizations to programmatically manage their security compliance posture. The API supports personnel management, vulnerability monitoring, resource scoping, document and test management, control oversight, vendor management, and custom integrations. Vanta helps automate compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR frameworks.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Vanta Developer Hub
    url: https://developer.vanta.com
  termsOfService: https://www.vanta.com/terms
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.vanta.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.vanta.com
  description: Vanta API
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: OAuth 2.0 token management
paths:
  /oauth/token:
    post:
      operationId: getAccessToken
      summary: Get Access Token
      description: Obtain an OAuth 2.0 access token using client credentials. Use the returned access_token as a Bearer token in subsequent API requests.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - client_credentials
                  description: OAuth 2.0 grant type
                client_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Your Vanta client ID
                client_secret:
                  type: string
                  description: Your Vanta client secret
                scope:
                  type: string
                  description: Space-separated list of OAuth scopes
              required:
              - grant_type
              - client_id
              - client_secret
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access token response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessToken'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    AccessToken:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
          description: OAuth 2.0 access token for API requests
        token_type:
          type: string
          description: Token type (Bearer)
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          description: Token expiration time in seconds
        scope:
          type: string
          description: Granted scopes
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Additional error details
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.vanta.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            vanta.read: Read access to Vanta data
            vanta.write: Write access to Vanta data
            connectors.self:read-resource: Read connector resources
            connectors.self:write-resource: Write connector resources
            auditor-api.audit:read: Read audit data
            auditor-api.auditor:read: Read auditor data