Cognee · Authentication Profile

Cognee Authentication

Authentication

Cognee 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

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-Api-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/cognee-rest-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: Bearer token authentication for self-hosted instances
  sources:
  - openapi/cognee-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Api-Key
  description: API key authentication for Cognee Cloud deployments
  sources:
  - openapi/cognee-rest-api-openapi.yml