Brandfolder Authentication

generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: openapi/brandfolder-openapi-original.yml
docs: https://developers.smartsheet.com/api/brandfolder/guides/basics/authentication
summary:
  types:
  - http
  http_schemes:
  - bearer
  oauth2_flows: []
  api_key_in: []
schemes:
- name: APIToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: API Token.
  applied: global
  sources:
  - openapi/brandfolder-openapi-original.yml
model:
  credential: personal API key (per user)
  header: 'Authorization: Bearer {BF_API_KEY}'
  issuance: >
    Self-service from the signed-in user profile at
    https://brandfolder.com/profile#integrations - copy the key from the
    Integrations tab. Requires a Brandfolder account, which requires a sales
    contract (plans/brandfolder-plans-pricing.yml).
  authorization: >
    There are no scopes. The key inherits the issuing user's permissions
    verbatim: "Each response to your API calls will only include the resources
    that you (or the User whose API key your application is using) can access
    based on your permissions." Least-privilege is achieved by creating a
    restricted user, not by restricting the token.
  rotation: null
  expiry: null
  multiple_keys: null
  service_accounts: null
oauth2: false
oauth2_note: >
  Brandfolder publishes no OAuth 2.0 authorization server for the v4 API.
  /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server 404s on brandfolder.com. The 200 on
  developers.smartsheet.com is the docs platform's own OAuth (issuer
  auth.cloud.redocly.com) governing the portal MCP - it does not issue tokens
  for the Brandfolder API. No scopes/ artifact is emitted for this provider.
gaps:
  - No scopes or permission grants on the credential itself.
  - No documented key rotation, expiry or revocation procedure.
  - No machine-to-machine / service-account credential distinct from a human user key.
  - Keys are long-lived bearer strings; compromise grants the full permission set of the issuing user.
x-evidence:
  - url: https://developers.smartsheet.com/api/brandfolder/guides/basics/authentication
    status: 200
  - url: https://brandfolder.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
    status: 404