Appwrite · Authentication Profile

Appwrite Authentication

Authentication

Appwrite secures its APIs with apiKey across 7 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

ApplicationBackendMobileOpen SourceDatabaseStorageServerlessAuthenticationHostingAgents
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 7 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

JWT apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-JWT)
Project apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-Project)
Session apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-Session)
Key apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-Key)
ImpersonateUserId apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-Impersonate-User-Id)
ProjectPath apiKey
· in: query (project)
Organization apiKey
· in: header (X-Appwrite-Organization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-09-12'
method: derived
source: openapi/appwrite-account-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-activities-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/appwrite-advisor-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-affiliates-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-apps-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/appwrite-assistant-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-backups-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/appwrite-console-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-databases-api-openapi.yml, openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/appwrite-domains-api-openapi.yml ...
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: JWT
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-JWT
  description: Your secret JSON Web Token
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-embeddings-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-graphql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-locale-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-oauth2-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organization-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-ping-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-presences-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-storage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tablesdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-teams-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-vectorsdb-api-openapi.yml
- name: Project
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-Project
  description: Your project ID
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-activities-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-advisor-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-affiliates-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-assistant-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-backups-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-console-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-embeddings-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-graphql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-growth-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-locale-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-migrations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-mongo-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-mysql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organization-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-ping-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-postgresql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-presences-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-project-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-proxy-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-regions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-storage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tablesdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-teams-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-users-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-vcs-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-vectorsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-waf-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
- name: Session
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-Session
  description: The user session to authenticate with
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-account-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-graphql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-locale-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-oauth2-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organization-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-ping-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-presences-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-storage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tablesdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-teams-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-vectorsdb-api-openapi.yml
- name: Key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-Key
  description: Your secret API key
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-activities-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-advisor-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-backups-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-embeddings-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-graphql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-locale-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-mongo-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-mysql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-oauth2-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organization-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-ping-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-postgresql-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-presences-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-project-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-proxy-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-storage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tablesdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-teams-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-users-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-vectorsdb-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-waf-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
- name: ImpersonateUserId
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-Impersonate-User-Id
  description: Impersonate a user by ID
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/appwrite-storage-api-openapi.yml
- name: ProjectPath
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: project
  description: Your project ID
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-oauth2-api-openapi.yml
- name: Organization
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Appwrite-Organization
  description: Your organization ID
  sources:
  - openapi/appwrite-organization-api-openapi.yml

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