OAuth Key Management

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Create a new OAuth2.0 Client

Any OAuth keys must be generated under an API in the Dashboard. Any POST requests made should contain the API’s ID in the URL.

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}
Method POST
Type JSON
Body Client Object

Sample Request

  curl -vX POST -H "Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"redirect_uri": "", "policy_id": "{{policy_id}}"}' http://{{dasboard-hostname}}/api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}

Sample Response

{
  "client_id": "72083e90e9b044c57e2667d49effff78",
  "secret": "YWUxZTM2ODItOTJjYS00MmIyLTQxZGEtZTE0M2MzNmYwMDI2",
  "redirect_uri": "",
  "policy_id": "57f7b07647e0800001aa2320"
}

List OAuth Clients

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}
Method GET
Type JSON
Body NONE

Sample Request

curl -vX GET -H "Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  http://{{dashboard-hostname}}/api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}

Sample Response

{
  "apps": [
    {
     "client_id": "7dce7fc297424fd65596b51c214666a4",
     "secret":"Yzg0ZDRjZTctMzUxNy00YmQ5LTRkM2UtMDdmODQ3MTNjNWM5",
     "redirect_uri": "/cats",
     "policy_id": "57f7b07647e0800001aa2320"
   },
   {
     "client_id": "72083e90e9b044c57e2667d49effff78",
     "secret": "YWUxZTM2ODItOTJjYS00MmIyLTQxZGEtZTE0M2MzNmYwMDI2",
     "redirect_uri": "",
     "policy_id": "57f7b07647e0800001aa2320"
    }
  ],
  "pages":0
}

Get an OAuth2.0 Client

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}/{{client_id}}
Method GET
Type JSON
Body NONE

Sample Request

curl -vX GET -H "Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  http://localhost:3000/api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}/{{client_id}}

Sample Response

{
  "client_id": "7dce7fc297424fd65596b51c214666a4",
  "secret": "Yzg0ZDRjZTctMzUxNy00YmQ5LTRkM2UtMDdmODQ3MTNjNWM5",
  "redirect_uri": "/cats",
  "policy_id": "57f7b07647e0800001aa2320"
}

Delete OAuth Client

You can delete an OAuth client using a simple DELETE method. Please note that tokens issued with the client ID will still be valid until they expire.

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}/{{client_id}}
Method DELETE
Type JSON
Body NONE

Sample Request

curl -vX DELETE -H "Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  http://{{dashboard-hostname}}/api/apis/oauth/{{api-id}}/{{client_id}}

Sample Response

{
  "Status": "OK",
  "Message": "OAuth Client deleted successfully",
  "Meta":null
}

OAuth2.0 Authorization Token

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{{api_id}}/authorize-client/
Method POST
Type Form-Encoded
Body Fields (see below)
  • api_id: Unlike the other requests on this page, this must be the api_id value and NOT the API’s id value.
  • response_type: Should be provided by requesting client as part of authorization request, this should be either code or token depending on the methods you have specified for the API.
  • client_id: Should be provided by requesting client as part of authorization request. The Client ID that is making the request.
  • redirect_uri: Should be provided by requesting client as part of authorization request. Must match with the record stored with Tyk.
  • key_rules: A string representation of a Session Object (form-encoded). This should be provided by your application in order to apply any quotas or rules to the key.

Note that in the following example, the policy_id isn’t included in the request as these are optional. OAuth2.0 Flow also supports callbacks which can be added to the key_rules in the payload in requests that don’t include the policy_id.

Sample Request

curl -vX POST -H "Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d 'response_type=code&client_id={{client_id}}&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Foauth.com%2Fredirect&key_rules=%7B+++++%22allowance%22%3A+999%2C+++++%22rate%22%3A+1000%2C+++++%22per%22%3A+60%2C+++++%22expires%22%3A+0%2C+++++%22quota_max%22%3A+-1%2C+++++%22quota_renews%22%3A+1406121006%2C+++++%22quota_remaining%22%3A+0%2C+++++%22quota_renewal_rate%22%3A+60%2C+++++%22access_rights%22%3A+%7B+++++++++%22528a67c1ac9940964f9a41ae79235fcc%22%3A+%7B+++++++++++++%22api_name%22%3A+%22{{api_name}}%22%2C+++++++++++++%22api_id%22%3A+%{{api_id}}%22%2C+++++++++++++%22versions%22%3A+%5B+++++++++++++++++%22Default%22+++++++++++++%5D+++++++++%7D+++++%7D%2C+++++%22org_id%22%3A+%22{{org_id}}%22+%7D'
http://{{dashboard-hostname}}/api/apis/oauth/{{api_id}}/authorize-client

Sample Response

{
  "code": "MWY0ZDRkMzktOTYwNi00NDRiLTk2YmQtOWQxOGQ3Mjc5Yzdk",
  "redirect_to": "http://localhost:3000/oauth-redirect/?code=MWY0ZDRkMzktOTYwNi00NDRiLTk2YmQtOWQxOGQ3Mjc5Yzdk"
}

Retrieve All Current Tokens for Specified OAuth2.0 Client

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a list of all current tokens and their expiry date for a provided API ID and OAuth-client ID in the following format. This endpoint will work only for newly created tokens.

Note

This option is available from v2.6.0 onwards.

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{apiID}/{oauthClientId}/tokens
Method GET
Type
Body NONE

Sample Request

GET /api/apis/oauth/528a67c1ac9940964f9a41ae79235fcc/25348e8cf157409b52e39357fd9578f1/tokens HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:3000
Authorization: {{API Access Credentials}}
Cache-Control: no-cache

Sample Response

[
  {
    "code": "5a7d110be6355b0c071cc339327563cb45174ae387f52f87a80d2496",
    "expires": 1518158407
  },
  {
    "code": "5a7d110be6355b0c071cc33988884222b0cf436eba7979c6c51d6dbd",
    "expires": 1518158594
  },
  {
    "code": "5a7d110be6355b0c071cc33990bac8b5261041c5a7d585bff291fec4",
    "expires": 1518158638
  },
  {
    "code": "5a7d110be6355b0c071cc339a66afe75521f49388065a106ef45af54",
    "expires": 1518159792
  }
]

You can control how long you want to store expired tokens in this list using oauth_token_expired_retain_period which specifies retain period for expired tokens stored in Redis. By default expired token not get removed. See here for more details.

Revoke a Single OAuth Client Token

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{oauthClientId}/revoke
Method POST
Type JSON
Body Client Object
Param None

Sample Request

POST /api/apis/oauth/411f0800957c4a3e81fe181141dbc22a/revoke
Host: localhost
Authorization 64c8e662f6924c4f55e94a873d75e44d
Body: {
  "token":"eyJvcmciOiI1ZTIwOTFjNGQ0YWVmY2U2MGMwNGZiOTIiLCJpZCI6IjIyODQ1NmFjNmJlMjRiMzI5MTIyOTdlODQ5NTc4NjJhIiwiaCI6Im11cm11cjY0In0=",
  "token_type_hint":"access_token"
}

Sample Response

{
  "Status": "OK",
  "Message": "token revoked successfully",
  "Meta": null
}

Revoke all OAuth Client Tokens

Property Description
Resource URL /api/apis/oauth/{oauthClientId}/revoke_all
Method POST
Type JSON
Body Client Object
Param None

Sample Request

POST /api/apis/oauth/411f0800957c4a3e81fe181141dbc22a/revoke_all
Host: localhost
Authorization: 64c8e662f6924c4f55e94a873d75e44d
Body: {
  "client_secret":"MzUyNDliNzItMDhlNy00MzM3LTk1NWUtMWQyODMyMjkwZTc0"
}

Sample Response

{
  "Status": "OK",
  "Message": "tokens revoked successfully",
  "Meta": null
}