BigOven · Authentication Profile

Bigoven Authentication

Authentication

BigOven 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

api_key apiKey
· in: header (X-BigOven-API-Key)
basic http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/bigoven-openapi.yaml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-BigOven-API-Key
  description: 'Pass your api_key in the header (recommended) or as a URL parameter. For the
    URL parameter, use api_key. For the header, send it as a header value for: X-BigOven-API-Key'
  sources:
  - openapi/bigoven-openapi.yaml
- name: basic
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: Basic HTTP Authentication is used for those endpoint calls where you want to
    act as a BigOven user -- e.g., to get the list of favorites of a signed-in user, or add
    items to their grocery list.
  sources:
  - openapi/bigoven-openapi.yaml