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Authentication

CivicPlus secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

PersonalAccessToken http
scheme: bearer
OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
api_key apiKey
· in: query (api_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://dev.seeclickfix.com/v2/overview/authentication/
docs: https://dev.seeclickfix.com/v2/overview/authentication/
summary:
  types: [http, oauth2]
  http_schemes: [bearer]
  oauth2_flows: [authorizationCode]
schemes:
- name: PersonalAccessToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: >-
    Token authentication for API access. A Personal Access Token (a Bearer
    token) is created under Password & Security > Personal Access Token and
    sent on every request as an Authorization header. Format:
    "Authorization: Bearer [token]".
  header: 'Authorization: Bearer [token]'
  sources: [https://dev.seeclickfix.com/v2/overview/authentication/]
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  description: >-
    OAuth2 authorization code flow (RFC 6749, implemented with Doorkeeper) for
    client applications used by multiple users where end-user credentials must
    not be shared with the client. Applications must be registered with
    SeeClickFix (email request) to receive an application id and callback URI
    before use.
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    registration: manual (email SeeClickFix developer support to register an app)
  sources: [https://dev.seeclickfix.com/v2/overview/authentication/]
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: >-
    Query-parameter API key declared by the Open311 GeoReport v2 spec published
    in the SeeClickFix GitHub org; applies to the Open311-compatible endpoint at
    seeclickfix.com/open311.
  sources: [openapi/civicplus-seeclickfix-open311-openapi-original.yml]