For Consumer developers...
If you're building...
- desktop applications
- dashboard widgets or gadgets
- Javascript or browser-based apps
- webpage widgets
OAuth is a simple way to publish and interact with protected data. It's also a safer and more secure way for people to give you access. We've kept it simple to save you time.
For Service Provider developers...
If you're supporting...
- web applications
- server-side APIs
- mashups
If you're storing protected data on your users' behalf, they shouldn't be spreading their passwords around the web to get access to it. Use OAuth to give your users access to their data while protecting their account credentials.