Allowance · Authentication Profile

Allowance Authentication

Authentication

Allowance secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-Allowance-Key)
OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-17'
method: derived
source: openapi/allowance-openapi-original.json
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Allowance-Key
  description: API key with prefix alw_. Contact hello@useallowance.com for early access.
  sources:
  - openapi/allowance-openapi-original.json
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://useallowance.com/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://useallowance.com/oauth/token
    scopes: 3
  description: OAuth2 authorization code flow (planned — not yet active)
  sources:
  - openapi/allowance-openapi-original.json