Aider · Authentication Profile

Aider Authentication

Authentication

Aider secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

LLMProviderKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Provider-API-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/aider-cli-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: LLMProviderKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Provider-API-Key
  description: Placeholder for documentation purposes. Aider does not authenticate with an "aider
    API"; it reads the relevant upstream provider key (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, etc.)
    from the local environment and passes it to the chosen LLM provider directly.
  sources:
  - openapi/aider-cli-openapi.yml