Twitch · Authentication Profile

Twitch Authentication

Authentication

Twitch secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 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: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

oauth2 oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
appAccessToken http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/twitch-drops-openapi.yml, openapi/twitch-extensions-openapi.yml, openapi/twitch-helix-openapi.yml,
  openapi/twitch-igdb-openapi.yml, openapi/twitch-insights-analytics-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token
    scopes: 0
  sources:
  - openapi/twitch-drops-openapi.yml
  - openapi/twitch-igdb-openapi.yml
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token
    scopes: 2
  sources:
  - openapi/twitch-extensions-openapi.yml
  - openapi/twitch-helix-openapi.yml
  - openapi/twitch-insights-analytics-openapi.yml
- name: appAccessToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: App Access Token obtained via Client Credentials grant
  sources:
  - openapi/twitch-helix-openapi.yml