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Appnet Authentication

Authentication

App.net secures its APIs with oauth2 across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode, implicit, password, and clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: oauth2 Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, implicit, password, clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

OAuth2 oauth2

· flows: authorizationCode, implicit, clientCredentials, password

Source

Authentication Profile

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: >-
  App.net is retired (shut down 2017-03-14); the authorization/token hosts under
  account.app.net no longer resolve. This profile is transcribed verbatim from the
  preserved api-spec authentication documentation.
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - implicit
  - password
  - clientCredentials
  token_style: bearer
  transport: HTTPS required for all requests
schemes:
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  description: >-
    App.net authenticates with OAuth 2.0 bearer access tokens. Two token classes exist:
    user tokens (act on behalf of a specific user) and app tokens (client-credentials,
    act on behalf of the application). Tokens may be passed via the Authorization: Bearer
    header (preferred), an access_token query-string parameter, or an access_token body
    field on PUT/POST/PATCH.
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    label: Web flow (server-side)
    authorizationUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/authenticate
    forceDialogUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/access_token
  - flow: implicit
    label: Web flow (client-side)
    authorizationUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/authenticate
  - flow: clientCredentials
    label: App access token flow
    tokenUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/access_token
  - flow: password
    label: Password flow (restricted; requires special permission)
    tokenUrl: https://account.app.net/oauth/access_token
  scope_header: X-OAuth-Scopes
  scopes_ref: scopes/appnet-scopes.yml
token_kinds:
- kind: user
  description: Represents access to API resources on behalf of a specific user.
- kind: app
  description: >-
    Client-credentials token representing the application itself; only developer-account
    apps can request tokens for other users.

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