Nextdoor · OAuth Scopes

Nextdoor OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 searched

Nextdoor 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 Nextdoor API on a user’s behalf.

Tokens are issued from https://auth.nextdoor.com/v3/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.

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Scopes: 11 Flows: authorizationCode Method: searched

OAuth endpoints

Authorization URL
https://auth.nextdoor.com/v3/authorize
Token URL
https://auth.nextdoor.com/v3/token
Flows
authorizationCode

Scopes (11)

ScopeDescriptionFlows
openid Always include this scope in the authorization request.
publish_api Super scope covering all Publish API features (posts, comments, profile, and agency boundary access).
post:write Create, delete, or edit posts.
post:read Read post data.
comment:write Create, delete, or edit comments.
profile:read Get information on the authenticated user (unique user identifier, name, profile picture, etc.). Required by the /me endpoint.
agency.boundary:read Create geo-targeted agency posts.
profile Use only the /me and /me/profiles endpoints for user verification purposes.
entity_page:claim Allows partners to claim pages on Nextdoor (CMS partner flow).
article:write Allows partners to create, update, and delete news articles (CMS partner flow).
cms_api Scope included in the CMS partner default scope parameter; no further description documented.

Source

OAuth Scopes

nextdoor-scopes.yml Raw ↑
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: searched
source: openapi/nextdoor-openapi.yml
docs: https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  source: openapi/nextdoor-openapi.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://auth.nextdoor.com/v3/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://auth.nextdoor.com/v3/token
  description: |-
    Nextdoor uses OAuth-based access tokens to authorize API
    requests. Refer to developer.nextdoor.com for token issuance
    and required scopes.
scopes:
- scope: openid
  description: Always include this scope in the authorization request.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: publish_api
  description: Super scope covering all Publish API features (posts, comments,
    profile, and agency boundary access).
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: post:write
  description: Create, delete, or edit posts.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: post:read
  description: Read post data.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: comment:write
  description: Create, delete, or edit comments.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: profile:read
  description: Get information on the authenticated user (unique user identifier,
    name, profile picture, etc.). Required by the /me endpoint.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/me-1
- scope: agency.boundary:read
  description: Create geo-targeted agency posts.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
- scope: profile
  description: Use only the /me and /me/profiles endpoints for user verification
    purposes.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/sharing-get-authorization-code
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/docs/how-to-verify-the-user-using-nextdoor
- scope: entity_page:claim
  description: Allows partners to claim pages on Nextdoor (CMS partner flow).
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/user-authentication-and-authorization
- scope: article:write
  description: Allows partners to create, update, and delete news articles (CMS
    partner flow).
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/user-authentication-and-authorization
- scope: cms_api
  description: Scope included in the CMS partner default scope parameter; no
    further description documented.
  sources:
  - https://developer.nextdoor.com/reference/user-authentication-and-authorization