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Contraforce Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for ContraForce API as documented.

Contraforce declares 1 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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

Security Schemes

HTTP Basic http-basic

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-10'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.contraforce.com/guides/general-support/service-accounts.md
sources:
- https://docs.contraforce.com/guides/general-support/service-accounts.md
- https://docs.contraforce.com/api-reference/webhooks/update-webhook-credentials.md
- https://docs.contraforce.com/guides/getting-started/command-dashboard.md
- https://docs.contraforce.com/guides/getting-started/quick-actions.md
description: Authentication methods for ContraForce API as documented.
schemes:
- type: http-basic
  name: HTTP Basic
  evidence: Service accounts use **HTTP Basic authentication** (RFC 7617). Encode `ClientId:ClientSecret` in Base64 and send it in the `Authorization`
    header.
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Create a service account in the ContraForce portal to receive a Client ID and Client Secret.
docs: https://docs.contraforce.com/guides/general-support/service-accounts.md
note: 1 extracted row(s) were dropped because their quote was not on the page.

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