Frontapp Authentication

generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://dev.frontapp.com/docs/authentication
docs: https://dev.frontapp.com/docs/authentication
summary:
  types: [http, oauth2]
  http_schemes: [bearer]
  oauth2_flows: [authorizationCode, clientCredentials]
  api_key_in: []
schemes:
- name: apiToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: >-
    API tokens (JWT bearer tokens) are created per company from Settings and
    passed in the Authorization header as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
    Recommended for single-company integrations and server-to-server access.
  docs: https://dev.frontapp.com/docs/create-and-revoke-api-tokens
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  description: >-
    OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow for building apps that access many Front
    companies. Access tokens expire after 60 minutes; refresh tokens are valid
    for 6 months (a new refresh token is issued in the final 24 hours before
    expiry). Scopes are selected at authorization time.
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/token
    refreshUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/token
    access_token_ttl_seconds: 3600
    refresh_token_ttl: 6 months
  docs: https://dev.frontapp.com/docs/oauth
- name: oauth2-mcp
  type: oauth2
  description: >-
    OAuth 2.1 authorization server backing the Front MCP server; supports
    authorization_code, refresh_token, and client_credentials grants with PKCE
    (S256). Advertised via RFC 8414 metadata.
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/token
    revocationUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/revoke
    pkce: S256
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://app.frontapp.com/oauth/token
  scopes: [feature:mcp]
  source: well-known/frontapp-oauth-authorization-server.json