Adyen · Authentication Profile

Adyen Authentication

Authentication

Adyen secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

PaymentsFinancial-ServicesFintech
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-API-Key)
BasicAuth http
scheme: basic
clientKey apiKey
· in: query (clientKey)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/accounting-notifications-openapi-original.yml, openapi/accounts-openapi-original.yml,
  openapi/adyen-account-api-openapi.yml, openapi/adyen-authentication-webhooks-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/adyen-balance-control-api-openapi.yml, openapi/adyen-binlookup-api-openapi.yml, openapi/adyen-checkout-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/adyen-configuration-api-openapi.yml, openapi/adyen-configuration-webhooks-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/adyen-data-protection-api-openapi.yml, openapi/authentication-webhooks-openapi-original.yml,
  openapi/balance-control-openapi-original.yml ...
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  sources:
  - openapi/accounting-notifications-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/accounts-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/adyen-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-balance-control-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-binlookup-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-checkout-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-data-protection-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/balance-control-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/binlookup-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/checkout-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/configuration-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/data-protection-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/disputes-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/funds-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/hosted-onboarding-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/legal-entity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/management-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/notification-configurations-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/notification-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/payments-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/payouts-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/pos-terminal-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/recurring-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/stored-value-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/terminal-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/test-cards-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/transfers-openapi-original.yml
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/accounting-notifications-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/accounts-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/adyen-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-authentication-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-balance-control-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-binlookup-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-checkout-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-configuration-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/adyen-data-protection-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/authentication-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/balance-control-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/binlookup-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/checkout-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/configuration-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/configuration-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/data-protection-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/disputes-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/funds-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/hosted-onboarding-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/legal-entity-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/management-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/management-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/notification-configurations-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/notification-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/notifications-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/payments-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/payouts-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/pos-terminal-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/recurring-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/report-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/stored-value-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/terminal-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/test-cards-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/transaction-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/transfer-webhooks-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/transfers-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/webhooks-openapi-original.yml
- name: clientKey
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: clientKey
  sources:
  - openapi/adyen-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/configuration-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/transfers-openapi-original.yml

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