Algolia · Authentication Profile

Algolia Authentication

Authentication

Algolia secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 5 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 5 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

appId apiKey
· in: header (x-algolia-application-id)
apiKey apiKey
· in: header (x-algolia-api-key)
BasicAuth http
scheme: basic
appId apiKey
· in: header (X-Algolia-Application-Id)
apiKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Algolia-API-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-08-27'
method: derived
source: openapi/algolia-abtesting-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-abtesting-v3-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-advanced-personalization-openapi.yml,
  openapi/algolia-agent-studio-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-algoliasearch-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-composition-openapi.yml,
  openapi/algolia-crawler-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-ingestion-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-insights-openapi.yml,
  openapi/algolia-monitoring-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-personalization-openapi.yml, openapi/algolia-query-suggestions-openapi.yml
  ...
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: appId
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-algolia-application-id
  description: Your Algolia application ID.
  sources:
  - openapi/algolia-abtesting-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-abtesting-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-advanced-personalization-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-agent-studio-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-algoliasearch-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-composition-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-ingestion-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-insights-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-personalization-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-query-suggestions-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-recommend-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-search-openapi.yml
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-algolia-api-key
  description: |-
    Your Algolia API key with the necessary permissions to make the request.
    Permissions are controlled through access control lists (ACL) and access restrictions.
    The required ACL to make a request is listed in each endpoint's reference.
  sources:
  - openapi/algolia-abtesting-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-abtesting-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-advanced-personalization-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-agent-studio-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-algoliasearch-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-composition-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-ingestion-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-insights-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-personalization-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-query-suggestions-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-recommend-openapi.yml
  - openapi/algolia-search-openapi.yml
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/algolia-crawler-openapi.yml
- name: appId
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Algolia-Application-Id
  description: Your Algolia application ID.
  sources:
  - openapi/algolia-monitoring-openapi.yml
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Algolia-API-Key
  description: Your Algolia Monitoring API key.
  sources:
  - openapi/algolia-monitoring-openapi.yml

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