generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  source: openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://stackoverflow.com/oauth
    tokenUrl: https://stackoverflow.com/oauth/access_token
  description: |-
    OAuth 2.0 explicit or implicit flow. Apps register on stackapps.com.
    Read methods do not require auth; write methods require `write_access`.
    `private_info` is needed for /me/notifications, /me/inbox, and similar
    private surfaces. `no_expiry` issues tokens that never expire.
scopes:
- scope: no_expiry
  description: Issue a token that never expires.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml
- scope: private_info
  description: Access endpoints that return personal information.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml
- scope: read_inbox
  description: Access the authenticated user's inbox.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml
- scope: write_access
  description: Vote, post, comment, flag, accept on the user's behalf.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/stackexchange-api-v2-3.yaml