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Sterling Check Authentication

Authentication

Sterling secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

oAuth2ClientCredentials oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/sterling-check-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: oAuth2ClientCredentials
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://auth.sterlingcheck.app/oauth/token
    scopes: 0
  description: OAuth2 client credentials grant using your Client ID and Client Secret.
  sources:
  - openapi/sterling-check-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: The access token returned from the OAuth token exchange, sent as a Bearer token.
  sources:
  - openapi/sterling-check-openapi.yml