TIDAL · Authentication Profile

Tidal Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

Authorization_Code_PKCE oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
Client_Credentials oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/tidal-catalog-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-claims-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-commerce-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/tidal-playback-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-playlists-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-recommendations-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/tidal-search-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-social-api-openapi.yml, openapi/tidal-user-collections-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/tidal-users-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: Authorization_Code_PKCE
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://login.tidal.com/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://auth.tidal.com/v1/oauth2/token
    scopes: 12
  description: See https://developer.tidal.com/documentation/authorization/authorization-authorization-code
  sources:
  - openapi/tidal-catalog-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-claims-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-commerce-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-playback-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-playlists-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-recommendations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-search-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-social-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-user-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-users-api-openapi.yml
- name: Client_Credentials
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://auth.tidal.com/v1/oauth2/token
    scopes: 0
  description: See https://developer.tidal.com/documentation/authorization/authorization-client-credentials
  sources:
  - openapi/tidal-catalog-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-claims-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-commerce-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-playback-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-playlists-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-recommendations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-search-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-social-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-user-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/tidal-users-api-openapi.yml

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