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Authelia

Authelia is an open source authentication and authorization server providing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for applications behind a reverse proxy. It supports OpenID Connect 1.0, OAuth 2.0, TOTP, WebAuthn, and Duo Push as authentication methods. Authelia exposes a REST API documented with an OpenAPI specification and integrates with nginx, Traefik, Caddy, and other reverse proxies.

Authelia publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Discovery API and OIDC API. Tagged areas include Authentication, Authorization, LDAP, MFA, and Open Source.

Authelia’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, changelog, support, and 7 more developer resources.

39.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs 7 Features 4 Use Cases
AuthenticationAuthorizationLDAPMFAOpen SourceOpenID ConnectSelf-HostedSSO

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 39.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Authelia OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider

Authelia acts as an OpenID Certified OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider supporting Authorization Code, Implicit, and Hybrid flows with PKCE, PAR, and various token endpoint authenticat...

Authelia Discovery API

Well-known discovery endpoints.

Authelia OIDC API

OpenID Connect 1.0 / OAuth 2.0 provider endpoints.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Authelia Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Multi-Factor Authentication

Supports TOTP, WebAuthn/FIDO2, Duo Push, and mobile authenticator apps as second factors.

OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider

OpenID Certified identity provider supporting Authorization Code, Implicit, and Hybrid flows.

Single Sign-On

Session-based SSO across all applications behind the reverse proxy with configurable session lifetime.

LDAP/Active Directory Integration

User authentication against LDAP, Active Directory, and OpenLDAP directories with group-based access control.

Access Control Rules

Fine-grained access control policies based on domain, path, user, group, and network for precise authorization.

Reverse Proxy Integration

Native integration with nginx, Traefik, Caddy, HAProxy, Envoy, and Skipper via forward-auth and ExtAuthz endpoints.

Passwordless Authentication

Support for WebAuthn/FIDO2 passwordless login using hardware security keys and platform authenticators.

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Authelia Authentication

http/oauth2 · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Authelia Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Authelia Scopes

5 scopes · authorizationCode

5 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Authelia Agentic Access

12 operations · 7 acting

12 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Self-Hosted SSO

Deploy a self-hosted SSO solution for internal web applications and services without relying on cloud identity providers.

Homelab Security

Protect self-hosted homelab applications with MFA and access control without exposing them to the internet unprotected.

Small Business Identity

Provide centralized authentication for small business web applications using LDAP and access control policies.

OIDC Provider

Act as an OpenID Connect provider for applications requiring OAuth 2.0 and OIDC-based authentication flows.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Nginx

Integration with nginx-based proxies including nginx, nginx-proxy-manager, and Swag via auth_request module.

Traefik

Native Traefik middleware integration via ForwardAuth for seamless authentication in Docker and Kubernetes environments.

Caddy

Caddy forward-auth integration for protecting applications behind the Caddy web server.

LDAP/Active Directory

User directory integration with LDAP, Active Directory, and FreeIPA for enterprise user management.

Helm

Official Helm chart available at the authelia/chartrepo GitHub repository for Kubernetes deployment.

Solutions 2

Packaged solutions this provider offers.

Self-Hosted Identity

Complete self-hosted identity and access management solution for privacy-conscious deployments.

Zero Trust Security

Enforce zero trust network access policies for internal applications with per-request authentication verification.

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: authelia
name: Authelia
description: 'Authelia is an open source authentication and authorization server providing multi-factor authentication and
  single sign-on for applications behind a reverse proxy. It supports OpenID Connect 1.0, OAuth 2.0, TOTP, WebAuthn, and Duo
  Push as authentication methods. Authelia exposes a REST API documented with an OpenAPI specification and integrates with
  nginx, Traefik, Caddy, and other reverse proxies.

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/authelia.png
tags:
- Authentication
- Authorization
- LDAP
- MFA
- Open Source
- OpenID Connect
- Self-Hosted
- SSO
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/authelia/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: authelia:authelia-oidc-provider
  name: Authelia OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider
  description: 'Authelia acts as an OpenID Certified OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider supporting Authorization Code, Implicit,
    and Hybrid flows with PKCE, PAR, and various token endpoint authentication methods.

    '
  humanURL: https://www.authelia.com/configuration/identity-providers/openid-connect/provider/
  baseURL: https://your-authelia-instance.example.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - OAuth
  - OIDC
  - OpenID Connect
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.authelia.com/configuration/identity-providers/openid-connect/provider/
- aid: authelia:authelia-discovery-api
  name: Authelia Discovery API
  description: Well-known discovery endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.authelia.com/reference/
  baseURL: https://your-authelia-instance.example.com/api
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authelia-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.authelia.com/reference/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/authelia/authelia
- aid: authelia:authelia-oidc-api
  name: Authelia OIDC API
  description: OpenID Connect 1.0 / OAuth 2.0 provider endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.authelia.com/reference/
  baseURL: https://your-authelia-instance.example.com/api
  tags:
  - OIDC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/authelia-oidc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.authelia.com/reference/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/authelia/authelia
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/authelia-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/authelia-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/authelia-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/authelia-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.authelia.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.authelia.com/configuration/prologue/introduction/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/authelia
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/authelia/authelia
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases
- type: Support
  url: https://github.com/authelia/authelia/discussions
- type: Community
  url: https://discord.gg/authelia
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Multi-Factor Authentication
    description: Supports TOTP, WebAuthn/FIDO2, Duo Push, and mobile authenticator apps as second factors.
  - name: OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider
    description: OpenID Certified identity provider supporting Authorization Code, Implicit, and Hybrid flows.
  - name: Single Sign-On
    description: Session-based SSO across all applications behind the reverse proxy with configurable session lifetime.
  - name: LDAP/Active Directory Integration
    description: User authentication against LDAP, Active Directory, and OpenLDAP directories with group-based access control.
  - name: Access Control Rules
    description: Fine-grained access control policies based on domain, path, user, group, and network for precise authorization.
  - name: Reverse Proxy Integration
    description: Native integration with nginx, Traefik, Caddy, HAProxy, Envoy, and Skipper via forward-auth and ExtAuthz
      endpoints.
  - name: Passwordless Authentication
    description: Support for WebAuthn/FIDO2 passwordless login using hardware security keys and platform authenticators.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Self-Hosted SSO
    description: Deploy a self-hosted SSO solution for internal web applications and services without relying on cloud identity
      providers.
  - name: Homelab Security
    description: Protect self-hosted homelab applications with MFA and access control without exposing them to the internet
      unprotected.
  - name: Small Business Identity
    description: Provide centralized authentication for small business web applications using LDAP and access control policies.
  - name: OIDC Provider
    description: Act as an OpenID Connect provider for applications requiring OAuth 2.0 and OIDC-based authentication flows.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Nginx
    description: Integration with nginx-based proxies including nginx, nginx-proxy-manager, and Swag via auth_request module.
  - name: Traefik
    description: Native Traefik middleware integration via ForwardAuth for seamless authentication in Docker and Kubernetes
      environments.
  - name: Caddy
    description: Caddy forward-auth integration for protecting applications behind the Caddy web server.
  - name: LDAP/Active Directory
    description: User directory integration with LDAP, Active Directory, and FreeIPA for enterprise user management.
  - name: Helm
    description: Official Helm chart available at the authelia/chartrepo GitHub repository for Kubernetes deployment.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Self-Hosted Identity
    description: Complete self-hosted identity and access management solution for privacy-conscious deployments.
  - name: Zero Trust Security
    description: Enforce zero trust network access policies for internal applications with per-request authentication verification.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com