Automation Anywhere · Authentication Profile

Automation Anywhere Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
xAuthorization apiKey
· in: header (X-Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-09-17'
method: derived
source: openapi/automation-anywhere-accessdetails-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-allocations-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/automation-anywhere-attribute-values-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-auditdata-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/automation-anywhere-authentication-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-botrundata-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/automation-anywhere-credentials-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-deployments-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/automation-anywhere-files-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-folders-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/automation-anywhere-lockerconsumers-api-openapi.yml, openapi/automation-anywhere-lockermembers-api-openapi.yml
  ...
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: JWT token obtained from the Authentication API
  sources:
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-accessdetails-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-allocations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-attribute-values-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-auditdata-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-botrundata-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-deployments-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-files-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-folders-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockerconsumers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockermembers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-queues-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-roles-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-task-data-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-users-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-work-items-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-workitemmodels-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-workspaces-api-openapi.yml
- name: xAuthorization
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Authorization
  description: JWT token obtained from the Authentication API
  sources:
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-accessdetails-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-allocations-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-attribute-values-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-auditdata-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-botrundata-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-deployments-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-files-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-folders-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockerconsumers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockermembers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-lockers-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-queues-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-roles-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-task-data-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-users-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-work-items-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-workitemmodels-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/automation-anywhere-workspaces-api-openapi.yml

# --- 2026-09-17 enrichment pass: upgraded from derived to searched ---
docs:
  control_room: https://docs.automationanywhere.com/r/control-room-apis/cloud-authentication
  ekb_api_keys: https://ai-kb.automationanywhere.com/my-account/api-keys
  ekb_oauth: https://ai-kb.automationanywhere.com/ekb-as-mcp/authentication
  sso: https://ai-kb.automationanywhere.com/general/authentication/sso
searched:
  control_room:
    model: JWT bearer
    obtain: >-
      POST to the Authentication API with username + password or an API key to
      receive a JWT; send it on subsequent calls as Authorization: Bearer <token>
      or in the X-Authorization header.
    token_validation: A validate endpoint and a logout endpoint are published alongside authenticate.
    roles: >-
      Access to individual APIs is gated by Control Room roles (for example
      AAE_Admin, AAE_Bot Insight Admin) and folder-level permissions.
  enterprise_knowledge:
    model: API key pair
    headers: [X-API-KEY, X-API-SECRET]
    key_types: [user-level, project-scoped]
    management: My Account > API Keys, and per-project API keys under Project Settings.
    oauth:
      model: OAuth 2.0 authorization code with PKCE (S256)
      issuer: https://api.getodin.ai
      scopes: [odin:build, odin:use]
      dynamic_client_registration: true
      metadata: well-known/automation-anywhere-ekb-oauth-authorization-server.json
      cross_link: scopes/automation-anywhere-scopes.yml
  sso:
    protocols: [SAML]
    providers: [Azure AD, Okta, Google, custom]
  community_identity:
    host: apeople.automationanywhere.com
    openid_configuration: well-known/automation-anywhere-apeople-openid-configuration.json
    note: >-
      OpenID Connect discovery document for the APeople community identity
      provider; it authenticates community users, not API callers.

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