aid: openid-connect
name: OpenID Connect
description: >-
  OpenID Connect (OIDC) is an identity authentication protocol that is an
  extension of OAuth 2.0. It enables clients to verify the identity of end-users
  and obtain basic profile information in a secure, standardized way using JSON
  Web Tokens (JWT).
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Authentication
  - Identity
  - JWT
  - OAuth
  - OpenID Connect
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openid-connect/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/openid-connect-domain-security.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://openid.net/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openid.net/developers/specs/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://openid.net/llms.txt
  - url: https://openid.net/feed/
    type: Blog
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com