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Authlete

Authlete is an API-first OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect backend service that provides a headless authorization-server engine. It handles the OAuth/OIDC protocol logic and token management so organizations can stand up standards-compliant authorization servers and verifiable-credential issuers without building the protocol layer themselves. Authlete separates the Management APIs (configure services and clients) from the Runtime APIs (power authorization, token, introspection, CIBA, device-flow, federation, and OID4VCI endpoints), and offers managed shared cloud, dedicated cloud, and self-managed deployment across US, Japan, Europe, and Brazil regional clusters. It supports advanced profiles including FAPI / FAPI 2.0, CIBA, PAR, Grant Management, OpenID Federation, Native SSO, and OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance, plus regional open-banking standards (Brazil Open Banking, Australia CDR). Backed by 500 Global.

Authlete publishes 21 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authorization Endpoint API, CIBA API, Client Management API, and 18 more. Tagged areas include Company, Authentication, OpenID Connect, Authorization, and Identity.

Authlete’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 28 more developer resources.

48.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 33/100 agent ready Front door AI 1/6 silent saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-19 · rubric v0.22.0
1 APIs
CompanyAuthenticationOpenID ConnectAuthorizationIdentityAPI SecurityFAPIVerifiable CredentialsCIBA

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scored 2026-09-19 · rubric v0.22.0
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
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APIs 21

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Authlete Authorization Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Authorization Endpoint.

Authlete CIBA API

API endpoints for implementing Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA).

Authlete Client Management API

API endpoints for managing OAuth clients, including creation, update, and deletion of clients.

Authlete Device Flow API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Device Flow

Authlete Dynamic Client Registration API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration.

Authlete Federation Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OpenID Federation using Authlete.

Authlete Grant Management Endpoint API

API endpoint for implementing OAuth 2.0 grants, including grant management actions like updating and revoking grants.

Authlete Hardware Security Key API

API endpoints for managing hardware security keys (HSK).

Authlete Introspection Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Introspection Endpoint.

Authlete Jose Object API

API endpoints for JOSE objects.

Authlete JWK Set Endpoint API

API endpoints for to generate JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) for a service.

Authlete Lifecycle API

The Lifecycle API from Authlete — 1 operation(s) for lifecycle.

Authlete Native SSO API

API endpoints for Native SSO

Authlete Pushed Authorization Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Pushed Authorization Requests (PAR).

Authlete Revocation Endpoint API

API endpoint for implementing OAuth 2.0 Revocation Endpoint.

Authlete Service Management API

API endpoints for managing services, including creation, update, and deletion of services.

Authlete Token Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Token Endpoint.

Authlete Token Operations API

API endpoints for various token related operations, including creating, revoking and deleting access_tokens with specified scopes.

Authlete UserInfo Endpoint API

API endpoints for implementing OpenID Connect UserInfo Endpoint.

Authlete Utility Endpoints API

API endpoints for various utility operations.

Authlete Verifiable Credential Issuer API

API endpoints for implementing and running a Verifiable Credential Issuer (VCI).

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Open Collections 22

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Authlete Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Authlete Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Authlete Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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Authlete Agentic Access

86 operations · 68 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

86 operations · 68 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: authlete
name: Authlete
description: Authlete is an API-first OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect backend service that provides a headless authorization-server
  engine. It handles the OAuth/OIDC protocol logic and token management so organizations can stand up standards-compliant
  authorization servers and verifiable-credential issuers without building the protocol layer themselves. Authlete separates
  the Management APIs (configure services and clients) from the Runtime APIs (power authorization, token, introspection, CIBA,
  device-flow, federation, and OID4VCI endpoints), and offers managed shared cloud, dedicated cloud, and self-managed deployment
  across US, Japan, Europe, and Brazil regional clusters. It supports advanced profiles including FAPI / FAPI 2.0, CIBA, PAR,
  Grant Management, OpenID Federation, Native SSO, and OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance, plus regional open-banking
  standards (Brazil Open Banking, Australia CDR). Backed by 500 Global.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/authlete/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: enrichment-pipeline
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8684109?v=4
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
x-docs-platform: mintlify
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-09-19
x-docs-hosting: vercel
tags:
- Company
- Authentication
- OpenID Connect
- Authorization
- Identity
- API Security
- FAPI
- Verifiable Credentials
- CIBA
tags_raw:
- Company
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Identity
- API Security
- FAPI
- Verifiable Credentials
- CIBA
apis:
- aid: authlete:authlete-authorization-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Authorization Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Authorization Endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Authorization Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-authorization-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-ciba-api
  name: Authlete CIBA API
  description: API endpoints for implementing Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA).
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - CIBA
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-ciba-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-client-management-api
  name: Authlete Client Management API
  description: API endpoints for managing OAuth clients, including creation, update, and deletion of clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Client Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-client-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-device-flow-api
  name: Authlete Device Flow API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Device Flow
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Device Flow
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-device-flow-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-dynamic-client-registration-api
  name: Authlete Dynamic Client Registration API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Dynamic Client Registration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-dynamic-client-registration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-federation-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Federation Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OpenID Federation using Authlete.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Federation Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-federation-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-grant-management-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Grant Management Endpoint API
  description: API endpoint for implementing OAuth 2.0 grants, including grant management actions like updating and revoking
    grants.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Grant Management Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-grant-management-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-hardware-security-key-api
  name: Authlete Hardware Security Key API
  description: API endpoints for managing hardware security keys (HSK).
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Hardware Security Key
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-hardware-security-key-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-introspection-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Introspection Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Introspection Endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Introspection Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-introspection-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-jose-object-api
  name: Authlete Jose Object API
  description: API endpoints for JOSE objects.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Jose Object
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-jose-object-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-jwk-set-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete JWK Set Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for to generate JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) for a service.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - JWK Set Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-jwk-set-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-lifecycle-api
  name: Authlete Lifecycle API
  description: The Lifecycle API from Authlete — 1 operation(s) for lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Lifecycle
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-lifecycle-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-native-sso-api
  name: Authlete Native SSO API
  description: API endpoints for Native SSO
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Native SSO
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-native-sso-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-pushed-authorization-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Pushed Authorization Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Pushed Authorization Requests (PAR).
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Pushed Authorization Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-pushed-authorization-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-revocation-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Revocation Endpoint API
  description: API endpoint for implementing OAuth 2.0 Revocation Endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Revocation Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-revocation-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-service-management-api
  name: Authlete Service Management API
  description: API endpoints for managing services, including creation, update, and deletion of services.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Service Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-service-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-token-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete Token Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OAuth 2.0 Token Endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Token Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-token-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-token-operations-api
  name: Authlete Token Operations API
  description: API endpoints for various token related operations, including creating, revoking and deleting access_tokens
    with specified scopes.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Token Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-token-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-userinfo-endpoint-api
  name: Authlete UserInfo Endpoint API
  description: API endpoints for implementing OpenID Connect UserInfo Endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - UserInfo Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-userinfo-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-utility-endpoints-api
  name: Authlete Utility Endpoints API
  description: API endpoints for various utility operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Utility Endpoints
  tags_raw:
  - Utility Endpoints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-utility-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- aid: authlete:authlete-verifiable-credential-issuer-api
  name: Authlete Verifiable Credential Issuer API
  description: API endpoints for implementing and running a Verifiable Credential Issuer (VCI).
  humanURL: https://docs.authlete.com/
  baseURL: https://us.authlete.com
  tags:
  - Verifiable Credential Issuer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authlete-verifiable-credential-issuer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.authlete.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.authlete.com/developers/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.authlete.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.authlete.com/developers/getting_started/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.authlete.com/contact/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.authlete.com/resources/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/authlete
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.authlete.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://console.authlete.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.authlete.com/terms-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.authlete.com/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.authlete.com/service-status
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://www.authlete.com/developers/lts_policy/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://www.authlete.com/developers/relnotes/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/authlete-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/authlete-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/authlete-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/authlete-components.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/authlete-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/authlete-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/authlete-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/authlete-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/authlete-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/authlete-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/authlete-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/authlete-data-model.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/authlete-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/authlete-security.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/authlete-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/authlete-authentication.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/authlete-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.authlete.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/authlete-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://authlete.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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