Chroma · Authentication Profile

Chroma Db Authentication

Authentication

Chroma secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

chromaToken apiKey
· in: header ()

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-12'
method: derived
source: openapi/chroma-db-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
schemes:
- name: chromaToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  headerName: x-chroma-token
  description: >-
    Chroma Cloud API key passed in the `x-chroma-token` request header. Create the
    key in the Chroma Cloud dashboard; the tenant and database names for your
    Cloud instance are supplied alongside it. Self-hosted (open-source) Chroma
    servers can run with no authentication (default) or be configured with a
    static token (also carried in x-chroma-token, or Authorization Bearer) or
    HTTP basic auth by the operator. Chroma Cloud always requires a token.
  sources:
  - openapi/chroma-db-openapi.yml
  - https://docs.trychroma.com/reference/chroma-api/record/query-collection
  - https://docs.trychroma.com/production/administration/auth

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