APITube · Authentication Profile

Apitube Authentication

Authentication

APITube 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, query, bearer

Security Schemes

ApiKeyHeader apiKey

· in: header (X-API-Key)

ApiKeyQuery apiKey

· in: query (api_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-09-03'
method: searched
source: https://docs.apitube.io/platform/news-api/authentication.md (upgrading the profile derived from the seven refined OpenAPI documents)
docs: https://docs.apitube.io/platform/news-api/authentication
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
  - bearer
key_model:
  prefixes: {live: api_live_, test: api_test_}
  bearer: 'The docs also accept the key as Authorization: Bearer <key> — a third passing style the specs do not declare.'
  test_mode: Test keys hit the live API free of quota with body/body_html truncated; X-Apitube-Mode header reports live|test. See ../sandbox/apitube-sandbox.yml.
  restrictions: Per-key endpoint scopes (403 ER0603 when missing), expiry dates (401 ER0230), IP allowlists (403 ER0601) and referrer/domain rules (403 ER0602), configured in the dashboard.
  rotation: Keys can be regenerated from the dashboard if compromised.
  errors: {missing: 401 ER0201, invalid: 401 ER0202, expired: 401 ER0230}
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  description: API key passed as a request header
  sources:
  - openapi/apitube-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-fact-check-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-news-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-reference-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-suggest-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-system-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-utilities-api-openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: API key passed as a query parameter
  sources:
  - openapi/apitube-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-fact-check-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-news-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-reference-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-suggest-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-system-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/apitube-utilities-api-openapi.yml

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