NPR · OAuth Scopes

NPR OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 derived

NPR publishes 5 OAuth 2.0 scopes via the authorizationCode flow. Scopes are the fine-grained permissions an application requests at authorization time to act against the NPR API on a user’s behalf.

Tokens are issued from https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/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.

MediaNewsRadio
Scopes: 5 Flows: authorizationCode Method: derived

OAuth endpoints

Authorization URL
https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/authorize
Token URL
https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/token
Flows
authorizationCode

Scopes (5)

ScopeDescriptionFlows
identity.readonly See your personal information, such as your first name, last name, and favorite station. authorizationCode
identity.write Update your personal information, such as your favorite station(s) or program(s) you follow, on your behalf. authorizationCode
listening.readonly See your NPR One listening history and get audio recommendations. authorizationCode
listening.write Record that you have heard, marked as interesting, and/or skipped NPR One stories in order to personalize future audio recommendations. authorizationCode
localactivation Connect you with your local NPR member station for communication purposes. authorizationCode

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Source

OAuth Scopes

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml, openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml,
  openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  source: openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/token
- name: oauth2
  source: openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/token
- name: oauth2
  source: openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://authorization.api.npr.org/v2/token
scopes:
- scope: identity.readonly
  description: See your personal information, such as your first name, last name, and favorite
    station.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
- scope: identity.write
  description: Update your personal information, such as your favorite station(s) or program(s)
    you follow, on your behalf.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
- scope: listening.readonly
  description: See your NPR One listening history and get audio recommendations.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
- scope: listening.write
  description: Record that you have heard, marked as interesting, and/or skipped NPR One stories
    in order to personalize future audio recommendations.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml
- scope: localactivation
  description: Connect you with your local NPR member station for communication purposes.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/npr-authorization-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-identity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/npr-station-finder-openapi-original.yml

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