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Kakao User API

Logged-in user information, scopes, and account linking.

Kakao User API is one of 21 APIs that Kakao publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include User. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 6 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://kauth.kakao.com, https://kapi.kakao.com.

7 operations 6 paths 0 schemas 3 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://kapi.kakao.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Kakao User API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (Kakao access token) (bearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (adminKey).

  • bearerAuth — Kakao access token issued by /oauth/token, sent as "Bearer {accesstoken}".
  • adminKey — Kakao app Admin Key sent as "KakaoAK {adminkey}" for server-to-server calls.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 3 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

User 7

Logged-in user information, scopes, and account linking.

GET
/v2/user/me
Retrieve current user info
getUserMe → 200
POST
/v2/user/me
Retrieve current user info (POST)
getUserMePost body → 200
GET
/v2/app/users
Retrieve multiple users' info
listAppUsers 1 param → 200
POST
/v1/user/logout
Invalidate user tokens
userLogout → 200
POST
/v1/user/unlink
Unlink user from the app
userUnlink → 200
GET
/v2/user/scopes
Check user consent scopes
getUserScopes → 200
POST
/v2/user/revoke/scopes
Revoke specific user scopes
revokeUserScopes body → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kakao-user-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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