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Commaai Authentication

Authentication

Comma.ai secures its APIs with http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyAutomotiveSelf-DrivingRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningOpen SourceConnected VehiclesTelematicsDeveloper API
Methods: http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

connectJWT http
scheme: bearer · in: header (Authorization)
pilotDeviceAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

commaai-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://api.comma.ai
docs: https://api.comma.ai
summary:
  types:
  - http
  http_schemes:
  - bearer
  bearer_format: JWT
  token_issuer: https://jwt.comma.ai
notes: >-
  The comma connect API authenticates with a JSON Web Token passed in the
  Authorization header as `Authorization: JWT {token}` (a `JWT` auth-scheme
  keyword rather than `Bearer`). Tokens are minted at jwt.comma.ai. Devices
  running openpilot authenticate separately via POST /v2/pilotauth/ to obtain
  a device (dongle) token. There is no documented OAuth 2.0 authorization-code
  flow or scopes reference; access to a device is granted per-user via
  add_user / del_user on the device.
schemes:
- name: connectJWT
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearer_format: JWT
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  value_format: 'JWT {token}'
  token_url: https://jwt.comma.ai
  sources:
  - https://api.comma.ai
- name: pilotDeviceAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearer_format: JWT
  description: Device authentication for openpilot units via POST /v2/pilotauth/.
  sources:
  - https://api.comma.ai