Apple Music · Authentication Profile

Apple Music Authentication

Authentication

Apple Music secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

MusicStreamingAppleMusicKitCatalogLibrary
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

DeveloperToken http
scheme: bearer
MusicUserToken apiKey
· in: header (Music-User-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/apple-music-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: DeveloperToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: |-
    Apple Music developer token (JWT) generated from a Music Key in the
    Apple Developer account.
  sources:
  - openapi/apple-music-openapi.yml
- name: MusicUserToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Music-User-Token
  description: |-
    Music User Token obtained via MusicKit on a signed-in device. Required
    for user-library endpoints.
  sources:
  - openapi/apple-music-openapi.yml

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