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Starling Bank Authentication

Authentication

Starling Bank secures its APIs with oauth2 and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode and personal_access_token flow(s).

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Methods: oauth2, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, personal_access_token API key in:

Security Schemes

BespokeOAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode, personal_access_token
BearerToken http
scheme: bearer
OpenBankingFAPI oauth2

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-23'
method: searched
source: https://api.starlingbank.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server + https://developer.starlingbank.com/docs + live 401 probe
docs: https://developer.starlingbank.com/docs
summary:
  types: [oauth2, http]
  http_scheme: bearer
  oauth2_flows: [authorizationCode, personal_access_token]
  surfaces:
  - bespoke Developer API (api.starlingbank.com) — OAuth2 bearer
  - Open Banking Read/Write (AIS/PIS/CBPII) — FAPI OAuth2/OIDC + mutual-TLS + PSD2 SCA
schemes:
- name: BespokeOAuth2
  type: oauth2
  applies_to: Starling bespoke Developer API (api.starlingbank.com/api/v2)
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://oauth.starlingbank.com
    tokenUrl: https://token-api.starlingbank.com/oauth/access-token
    issuer: https://token-api.starlingbank.com
    response_types_supported: [code, token]
  - flow: personal_access_token
    note: Sandbox and read-only integrations can mint a personal access token in the
      developer portal instead of running the full authorization-code flow.
  evidence: RFC 8414 metadata at api.starlingbank.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server;
    unauthenticated GET /api/v2/accounts returns 401 {"error":"invalid_token"} requiring
    an Authorization bearer header.
- name: BearerToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  applies_to: All bespoke Developer API calls carry Authorization Bearer access tokens.
- name: OpenBankingFAPI
  type: oauth2
  applies_to: OBIE Read/Write (AIS/PIS/CBPII) as an FCA-authorised ASPSP
  profile: FAPI 1.0 Advanced
  client_authentication: mutual-TLS (eIDAS/OBIE certificates)
  strong_customer_authentication: PSD2 SCA (redirect / app-to-app)
  note: Provisioned to enrolled, certificate-holding TPPs; not publicly probeable.