Adapter · Authentication Profile

Adapter Authentication

Authentication

Adapter secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

HTTPBasic http
scheme: basic
HTTPBearer http
scheme: bearer
OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-17'
method: searched
source: openapi/adapter-openapi.json + https://api.adapter.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
docs: https://api.adapter.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: HTTPBasic
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  usage: Protects the documentation endpoints (/docs, /redoc, /openapi.json).
  sources:
  - openapi/adapter-openapi.json
- name: HTTPBearer
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  usage: Primary end-user auth for the Adapter Life API (users/me/*, conversations, assets, oauth-connect).
  sources:
  - openapi/adapter-openapi.json
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://api.adapter.com/v1/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://api.adapter.com/v1/oauth2/token
    pkce: S256
    scopes: [mcp:read, offline_access]
  usage: >-
    Adapter is itself an OAuth 2.0 authorization server (RFC 8414 metadata at
    /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server); external apps and agents obtain
    tokens via the authorization_code + PKCE flow to reach the hosted MCP surface.
  sources:
  - https://api.adapter.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server