generated: '2026-07-12'
method: documented
source: https://docs.swan.io/api/authentication
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  - http
schemes:
- name: oauth2ClientCredentials
  type: oauth2
  flow: clientCredentials
  tokenUrl: https://oauth.swan.io/oauth2/token
  description: 'Server-to-server access. Exchange your Project Client ID and Client
    Secret (from the Swan dashboard under Developers > API) for an access token,
    then send it as `Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN`. Used for Partner API
    calls that act on behalf of the Project.'
  sources:
  - https://docs.swan.io/api/authentication
  - https://swan-io.github.io/swan-partner-frontend/oauth2/
- name: oauth2AuthorizationCode
  type: oauth2
  flow: authorizationCode
  authorizationUrl: https://oauth.swan.io/oauth2/auth
  tokenUrl: https://oauth.swan.io/oauth2/token
  description: 'User access tokens. Redirect the user through Swan''s OAuth2
    authorization-code flow to obtain a token that acts on behalf of that user
    (for example to read their account or approve consents). Sent as
    `Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN`.'
  sources:
  - https://docs.swan.io/api/authentication
  - https://swan-io.github.io/swan-partner-frontend/oauth2/
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: 'All GraphQL requests carry the OAuth2 access token in an
    `Authorization: Bearer` header. Calls are backend-only - Swan blocks API
    requests originating directly from a frontend. Tokens, credentials, and URLs
    do not work across the Sandbox and Live environments.'
  sources:
  - https://docs.swan.io/api/authentication
notes: >-
  Swan authorization is scoped to a partner Project and, for many mutations,
  additionally gated by a Strong Customer Authentication "consent": sensitive
  operations (add memberships, issue cards, initiate payments) return a consent
  object with a Swan-hosted consentUrl the user must approve before the operation
  executes. The exact OAuth2 auth/token paths under https://oauth.swan.io/oauth2
  should be confirmed against the live dashboard; the token exchange base is
  documented as POST https://oauth.swan.io/oauth2.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com