Azure AI Search · Authentication Profile

Azure Ai Search Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for Azure AI Search as documented.

Azure AI Search declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

Artificial IntelligenceSearchMicrosoft AzureCloudServices

Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

API key apiKey

Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) JWT bearer oauth2

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-10-13'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/developer/mobile-apps/azure-mobile-apps/quickstarts/maui/authentication
sources:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/developer/mobile-apps/azure-mobile-apps/quickstarts/maui/authentication
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/?view=aspnetcore-10.0
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-api-keys
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac
description: Authentication methods for Azure AI Search as documented.
schemes:
- type: apiKey
  name: API key
  evidence: Set an admin key in the request header. You can't pass admin keys on the URI or in the body of the request.
  location: header
  header: api-key
  how_to_obtain: Admin and query keys are generated when the search service is created and can be retrieved via the Azure portal, REST API, Azure
    CLI, PowerShell, or SDKs.
- type: oauth2
  name: Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) JWT bearer
  evidence: builder.Services.AddAuthentication(JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme).AddMicrosoftIdentityWebApi(builder.Configuration);
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  token_url: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/token
  authorize_url: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
  scopes:
  - api://<client-id>/access_as_user
  how_to_obtain: Register an application in Azure AD, define a scope (e.g., access_as_user), and acquire a JWT via the OAuth 2.0 client credentials
    or authorization code flow using MSAL.
docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/developer/mobile-apps/azure-mobile-apps/quickstarts/maui/authentication

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