OAuth Grant Types

Learn about different kinds of access the resource owner can provide to the client.

Grants refer to the credentials the resource owner can provide to the client to access the owner's resources. The choice of grant type can differ based on the application's functionality and the resource owner's trust in the third-party application.

Types of authorization grants

OAuth 2.0 defines the following four types of authorization grants:

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