Algorand · Authentication Profile

Algorand Authentication

Authentication

Algorand secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

api_key apiKey
· in: header (X-Algo-API-Token)
api_key apiKey
· in: header (X-KMD-API-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/algorand-algod-openapi.json, openapi/algorand-kmd-openapi.json
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Algo-API-Token
  description: Generated header parameter. This token can be generated using the Goal command
    line tool. Example value ='b7e384d0317b8050ce45900a94a1931e28540e1f69b2d242b424659c341b4697'
  sources:
  - openapi/algorand-algod-openapi.json
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-KMD-API-Token
  description: 'Generated header parameter. This value can be found in `/kmd/data/dir/kmd.token`.
    Example value: ''330b2e4fc9b20f4f89812cf87f1dabeb716d23e3f11aec97a61ff5f750563b78'''
  sources:
  - openapi/algorand-kmd-openapi.json