ID.me · OAuth Scopes

ID.me OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 searched

ID.me publishes 11 OAuth 2.0 scopes via the authorizationCode flow. Scopes are the fine-grained permissions an application requests at authorization time to act against the ID.me API on a user’s behalf.

Tokens are issued from https://api.id.me/oauth/token.

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.

CompanyIdentityIdentity VerificationAuthenticationOpenID ConnectOAuth 2.0SAMLSingle Sign-OnDigital IdentityKYCFraud PreventionGovernment

Scopes: 11 Flows: authorizationCode Method: searched

OAuth endpoints

Authorization URL
https://api.id.me/oauth/authorize

Token URL
https://api.id.me/oauth/token

Flows
authorizationCode

Scopes (11)

Scope	Description	Flows
openid	OpenID Connect authentication; returns an ID token.
military	Members and dependents of the uniformed services.
responder	Active and retired members of the first responder community.
student	Members actively enrolled in accredited public/private universities or colleges.
teacher	Members of the teaching community.
government	Members employed by federal, state, or local governments.
employee	Members employed by partnering companies.
hospital_employee	Members employed by hospitals and healthcare systems.
alumni	Members with degrees from accredited institutions.
nurse	Members of the nursing community.
medical	Members of the medical professional community.

📄 Provider scope reference: https://docs.id.me/integrations/configurations/configuration-standards

Source

OAuth Scopes

generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://api.id.me/oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration
docs: https://docs.id.me/integrations/configurations/configuration-standards
schemes:
- name: OAuth2
  source: well-known/idme-openid-configuration.json
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://api.id.me/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://api.id.me/oauth/token
scopes:
- scope: openid
  description: OpenID Connect authentication; returns an ID token.
  sources: [well-known/idme-openid-configuration.json]
# ID.me maps "scope" to a verification policy/community group. The discovery doc
# advertises only `openid`; the following are the standard community/affiliation
# scope values documented in the configuration standards reference.
- scope: military
  description: Members and dependents of the uniformed services.
  group: community
- scope: responder
  description: Active and retired members of the first responder community.
  group: community
- scope: student
  description: Members actively enrolled in accredited public/private universities or colleges.
  group: community
- scope: teacher
  description: Members of the teaching community.
  group: community
- scope: government
  description: Members employed by federal, state, or local governments.
  group: community
- scope: employee
  description: Members employed by partnering companies.
  group: community
- scope: hospital_employee
  description: Members employed by hospitals and healthcare systems.
  group: community
- scope: alumni
  description: Members with degrees from accredited institutions.
  group: community
- scope: nurse
  description: Members of the nursing community.
  group: community
- scope: medical
  description: Members of the medical professional community.
  group: community
authn_context:
- value: mfa
  description: Multi-factor authentication.
- value: kba_replacement
  description: Identity proofing requiring one piece of evidence.
- value: fortified_identity
  description: Identity proofing requiring two pieces of evidence.
- value: http://idmanagement.gov
  description: NIST IAL2/AAL2 identity assurance.
notes: >-
  Canadian community equivalents also exist (military_canada, responder_canada,
  student_canada, teacher_canada, government_canada, nurse_canada, doctor_canada,
  alumni_canada). Scopes resolve to policies configured per client application.