Currencycloud · Authentication Profile

Currencycloud Authentication

Authentication

Currencycloud secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyFintechPaymentsForeign ExchangeCross-Border PaymentsMoney TransferCurrency ConversionBanking
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

AuthToken apiKey
· in: header (X-Auth-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: openapi/currencycloud-onboarding-openapi-original.yml
docs: https://developer.currencycloud.com/guides/integration-guides/authentication/
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  style: login-token
schemes:
- name: AuthToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Auth-Token
  sources:
  - openapi/currencycloud-onboarding-openapi-original.yml
flow:
  description: >-
    All endpoints require authentication. Exchange long-lived credentials for a
    short-lived session token, then pass the token on every request.
  steps:
    - Call POST /v2/authenticate/api with form-data login_id (usually your email)
      and api_key (64-char key from the developer portal).
    - Extract auth_token from the JSON response.
    - Send the token as the X-Auth-Token header on all subsequent calls.
    - Call POST /v2/authenticate/close_session to terminate the session.
  token_expiry: 30 minutes of inactivity (then HTTP 401 auth_failed)
  api_key_length: 64 characters
  on_behalf_of: >-
    House accounts can act for sub-accounts by passing on_behalf_of (a
    sub-account contact id) on supported operations.

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