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Authorization Endpoint

Endpoint: GET /oauth/authorize

The authorization endpoint is used to obtain an authorization code, which can be exchanged for an access token.

Request Parameters:​

  • client_id: The client ID of your application (obtained during app registration)
  • redirect_uri: The URI where users will be redirected to after authorization
  • response_type: The type of response expected from the authorization server (use code for the authorization code flow)
  • state: An optional string to maintain state between the request and the callback {/ scope: The permissions requested by your application (optional) /}

Direct the user to the authorization URL with the appropriate parameters. For example:

https://api.commoninja.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=YOUR_REDIRECT_URI&response_type=code&state=YOUR_STATE

Authorization Screen example:

Authorization Screen

Upon successful authorization, the user will be redirected to the specified redirect_uri with an authorization code appended as a query parameter.

Example Redirect:​

https://your-redirect-uri.com/callback?code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE&state=YOUR_STATE