BlackRock · Authentication Profile

Blackrock Authentication

Authentication

BlackRock secures its APIs with apiKey, http, and oauth2 across 5 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, http, oauth2 Schemes: 5 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, clientCredentials API key in: header

Security Schemes

APIKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (VND.com.blackrock.API-Key)
ClientKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (X-API-Key)
OAuth2AccessCode oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
OAuth2ClientCredentials oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials
basicAuth http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-10-20'
method: derived
source: openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml, openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml,
  openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: APIKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: VND.com.blackrock.API-Key
  sources:
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml
- name: ClientKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  sources:
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml
- name: OAuth2AccessCode
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://client.blackrock.com/api/oauth2/default/v1/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://client.blackrock.com/api/oauth2/default/v1/token
    scopes: 2
  description: This API uses OAuth 2.0 with the access code flow.
  sources:
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml
- name: OAuth2ClientCredentials
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://client.blackrock.com/api/oauth2/default/v1/token
    scopes: 2
  description: This API uses OAuth 2.0 with the client credentials flow.
  sources:
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-notification-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-studio-subscription-openapi.yml
  - openapi/blackrock-token-openapi.yml

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