What is OAuth?

OAuth 3 related

OAuth is the standard behind every "Allow this app to access your account" screen. Instead of giving an app your password, you approve a specific request on the platform's own consent page, and the platform hands the app a credential it can use on your behalf.

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How the flow works

The app sends you to the platform (Instagram, X, Google) to log in and approve a list of permissions, called scopes. If you accept, the platform issues the app an access token that works only for those scopes. You can revoke it at any time without changing your password.

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OAuth and social media APIs

Every social platform runs its own OAuth flow, with its own scopes, token lifetimes, and review rules. That is one of the biggest costs of building on raw platform APIs: connecting several networks means implementing and maintaining several different flows. It is also why unified APIs handle account connection for you. InvisibleAPI runs the OAuth connect flow for Instagram and X, and its MCP server supports OAuth 2.1 with a consent screen for AI agents.

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