# Auth

Scopes control what actions a token can perform. The API is limited to 5 requests per second per base. Reference for how to request OAuth access tokens for your integration.

## Pages in this folder

| Page | Local file | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timezone - Airtable Web API | [timezone-airtable-web-api.md](timezone-airtable-web-api.md) | *   Create field |
| Scopes - Airtable Web API | [scopes-airtable-web-api.md](scopes-airtable-web-api.md) | Scopes control what actions a token can perform. |
| Rate limits - Airtable Web API | [rate-limits-airtable-web-api.md](rate-limits-airtable-web-api.md) | The API is limited to 5 requests per second per base. |
| OAuth reference - Airtable Web API | [oauth-reference-airtable-web-api.md](oauth-reference-airtable-web-api.md) | Reference for how to request OAuth access tokens for your integration. |
| Introduction - Airtable Web API | [introduction-airtable-web-api.md](introduction-airtable-web-api.md) | This is the reference for the Airtable API. |
| Introduction - Airtable Web API | [introduction-airtable-web-api-2.md](introduction-airtable-web-api-2.md) | This is the reference for the Airtable API. |
| Get user info - Airtable Web API | [get-user-info-airtable-web-api.md](get-user-info-airtable-web-api.md) | get`https://api.airtable.com/v0/meta/whoami` Retrieve the user's ID. |
| Errors - Airtable Web API | [errors-airtable-web-api.md](errors-airtable-web-api.md) | The Airtable Web API follows HTTP status code semantics. 2xx codes signify success, 4xx mostly represent user error, 5xx generally correspond to a server error. |
| Changelog - Airtable Web API | [changelog-airtable-web-api.md](changelog-airtable-web-api.md) | This page lists changes made to the Web API and its documentation. |
| Billing plans - Airtable Web API | [billing-plans-airtable-web-api.md](billing-plans-airtable-web-api.md) | Some endpoints are only available to enterprises or workspaces on specific billing plans. |
| Authentication - Airtable Web API | [authentication-airtable-web-api.md](authentication-airtable-web-api.md) | Airtable's API uses token-based authentication, allowing users to authenticate API requests by inputting their tokens into the HTTP authorization bearer token header. |