App.net · OAuth Scopes

App.net OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 searched

App.net publishes 9 OAuth 2.0 scopes via the authorizationCode, implicit, and password flows. Scopes are the fine-grained permissions an application requests at authorization time to act against the App.net API on a user’s behalf.

This index is generated from the provider’s OpenAPI security definitions (and, where available, its documented scope reference) and refreshes on every APIs.io network build. Browse every provider’s scopes at scopes.apis.io.

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Scopes: 9 Flows: authorizationCode, implicit, password Method: searched

Scopes (9)

Scope	Description	Flows
basic	See basic information about this user. Always granted on user-token creation.
stream	Read this user's stream.
write_post	Create a new post as this user.
follow	Add or remove follows (or mutes) for this user.
public_messages	Send and receive public messages as this user.
messages	Send and receive public and private messages as this user.
update_profile	Update a user's name, images, and other profile information.
files	Manage a user's files. Not required for uploading files.
export	Bulk export all of this user's App.net data. Intended for backup services only; users are shown an extra warning due to the sensitivity of this data.

📄 Provider scope reference: https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec/tree/new-docs/content/reference/authentication

Source

OAuth Scopes

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec/blob/new-docs/content/reference/authentication/index.md
docs: https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec/tree/new-docs/content/reference/authentication
note: >-
  Scopes apply only to user tokens (not app tokens) and are requested on the initial
  access-token request. The granted scopes are returned on each response via the
  X-OAuth-Scopes header. The `basic` scope is always granted on creation of a user token.
schemes:
- name: OAuth2
  authorizationUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/authenticate
  tokenUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/access_token
  flows: [authorizationCode, implicit, password]
scopes:
- scope: basic
  description: See basic information about this user. Always granted on user-token creation.
- scope: stream
  description: Read this user's stream.
- scope: write_post
  description: Create a new post as this user.
- scope: follow
  description: Add or remove follows (or mutes) for this user.
- scope: public_messages
  description: Send and receive public messages as this user.
- scope: messages
  description: Send and receive public and private messages as this user.
- scope: update_profile
  description: Update a user's name, images, and other profile information.
- scope: files
  description: Manage a user's files. Not required for uploading files.
- scope: export
  description: >-
    Bulk export all of this user's App.net data. Intended for backup services only;
    users are shown an extra warning due to the sensitivity of this data.