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sitecore Authentication API

Endpoints for obtaining access tokens used to authenticate API requests to Sitecore Discover.

sitecore Authentication API is one of 33 APIs that Sitecore publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://{subdomain}.rfksrv.com, https://api.rfksrv.com, https://api.ordercloud.io/v1.

3 operations 2 paths 8 schemas 2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/api/graphql
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

sitecore Authentication API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Bearer access token obtained from the Sitecore Discover authentication endpoint. Include in the Authorization header.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Authentication 3

Endpoints for obtaining access tokens used to authenticate API requests to Sitecore Discover.

PUT
/account/1/access-token
Renew an access token
renewAccessToken body → 200400401
POST
/account/1/access-token
Create an access token
createAccessToken body → 200400401
POST
/oauth/token
Get an access token
getAccessToken body → 200400

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TokenRequest (6 properties), TokenResponse_2 (4 properties), TokenResponse (3 properties), ErrorDetail (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TokenCreateRequest
object
Request body for creating a Discover access token
2 properties 2 required
TokenResponse
object
Authentication token response
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
An error response body
3 properties
TokenRenewRequest
object
Request body for renewing an access token
1 property 1 required
TokenRequest
object
OAuth 2.0 token request parameters
6 properties 2 required
TokenResponse_2
object
OAuth 2.0 token response
4 properties
ErrorDetail
object
A single error detail
3 properties
ErrorResponse_2
object
An error response body
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

sitecore-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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