Cumulocity · Authentication Profile

Cumulocity Authentication

Authentication

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

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Methods: http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/cumulocity-alarm-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-application-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cumulocity-audit-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-datahub-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-device-bootstrap-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cumulocity-device-control-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-dtm-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cumulocity-edge-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-event-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-identity-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cumulocity-inventory-api-openapi.yml, openapi/cumulocity-measurement-api-openapi.yml
  ...
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/cumulocity-alarm-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-application-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-audit-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-datahub-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-device-bootstrap-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-device-control-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-dtm-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-edge-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-event-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-identity-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-measurement-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-notification2-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-real-time-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-retention-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-tenant-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-user-api-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  sources:
  - openapi/cumulocity-alarm-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-application-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-audit-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-datahub-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-device-control-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-dtm-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-edge-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-event-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-identity-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-measurement-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-notification2-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-real-time-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-retention-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-tenant-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/cumulocity-user-api-openapi.yml

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