API Authentication with OAuth

The Fides API requires authentication via OAuth using a valid Access Token. In this section we'll explore how to generate a token, create additional OAuth clients and authenticate with appropriate scopes to the Fides API.

For details, see:

• Generating OAuth Access Tokens
• Token Expiration
• Calling the API
• Creating OAuth Clients

[Configuring a Custom OAuth Provider](/content/docs/platform/authentication/sso/oauth-custom "Configuring a Custom OAuth Provider"/index.html) [Generating Tokens](/content/docs/platform/authentication/oauth/generating-tokens "Generating Tokens"/index.html)