Appendix · Authentication Profile

Appendix Com Authentication

Authentication

Authentication schemes as described on the Appendix documentation pages.

Appendix declares 3 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

Personal API Key apiKey
Personal API Key (alternative header) apiKey
Anonymous (no credentials) other

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Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-11-01'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://appendix.com/docs/api-reference/authentication
sources:
- https://appendix.com/docs/api-reference/authentication
- https://appendix.com/docs/prescribing-api/quickstart
- https://appendix.com/docs/api-reference/quick-start
description: Authentication schemes as described on the Appendix documentation pages.
schemes:
- type: apiKey
  name: Personal API Key
  evidence: 'Send it as Authorization: Bearer ak_… (or X-API-Key ) on any authenticated endpoint except account and credential management'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Mint a personal API key (ak_…) from your account dashboard after creating an Appendix account.
- type: apiKey
  name: Personal API Key (alternative header)
  evidence: 'Send it as Authorization: Bearer ak_… (or X-API-Key ) on any authenticated endpoint except account and credential management'
  location: header
  header: X-API-Key
  how_to_obtain: Mint a personal API key (ak_…) from your account dashboard after creating an Appendix account.
- type: other
  name: Anonymous (no credentials)
  evidence: The first request your agent makes — POST /api/v1/agent/query — is fully public. There is no API key, no OAuth, no signed token to
    obtain.
docs: https://appendix.com/docs/api-reference/authentication

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