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Lightspeed Pos Authentication

Authentication

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

POSRetailRestaurantEcommerce
Methods: oauth2 Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/lightspeed-pos-restaurant-k-series-openapi.yml, openapi/lightspeed-pos-retail-r-series-openapi.yml,
  openapi/lightspeed-pos-retail-x-series-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: /oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: /oauth/token
    scopes: 8
  description: |-
    The Lightspeed Restaurant K-Series APIs support OAuth2 authentication using the [authorization code grant flow](https://www.oauth.com/oauth2-servers/server-side-apps/authorization-code/).
    See our [Authorization Quick Start Guide](https://api-portal.lsk.lightspeed.app/quick-start/authentication/authorization-overview) for more details on how to authenticate.
  sources:
  - openapi/lightspeed-pos-restaurant-k-series-openapi.yml
  - openapi/lightspeed-pos-retail-r-series-openapi.yml
  - openapi/lightspeed-pos-retail-x-series-openapi.yml