NPR Authorization Service

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The interface to our OAuth2 server

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST Initiate an OAuth2 login flow for limited input devices

This flow should only be used by clients who cannot show a native webview or do not have advanced input controls. It is an alternative to `GET /v2/authorize`. Third-party clients will need to use one or the other of these two endpoints, but they will generally not use both.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/device";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Create a new OAuth2 access token

Please be aware that the required parameters are contingent on the `grant_type` that you select. For the `authorization_code` grant type, you are **required** to pass in the `code` and `redirect_uri` parameters. `service`, `username` and `password` parameters will be ignored. For the `client_crede

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Revoke an existing OAuth2 access token

Our implementation follows the proposed IETF specification [RFC-7009](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7009). If your client application offers the ability to for a logged-in user to log out, and you have access to a long-lived `client_credentials` token (i.e. you have generated one that you are stor

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

example

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke" \
  -H "Authorization: example"

import requests
headers = {
    "Authorization": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "example")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "example"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/authorization/2/v2/token/revoke";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with NPR Authorization Service?

NPR Authorization Service is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. NPR Authorization Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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