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Telstra Authentication API

OAuth 2.0 client credentials token issuance.

Telstra Authentication API is one of 6 APIs that Telstra publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.2.10.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://tapi.telstra.com/v2.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.2.10
Base URL
https://tapi.telstra.com/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Telstra Authentication API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2ClientCredentials) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2ClientCredentials — OAuth 2.0 client credentials grant against https://tapi.telstra.com/v2/oauth/token with the NSMS scope.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Authentication 1

OAuth 2.0 client credentials token issuance.

POST
/oauth/token
Telstra Generate OAuth Token
generateToken body → 200400401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are OAuthTokenRequest (4 properties), ErrorResponse (3 properties), OAuthTokenResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

OAuthTokenResponse
object
3 properties 3 required
ErrorResponse
object
3 properties 3 required
OAuthTokenRequest
object
4 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

telstra-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Telstra publishes across the network.

Telstra HealthCheck API
Telstra MMS API
Telstra Provisioning API
Telstra SMS API
Telstra Verification API