DataCite · Authentication Profile

Datacite Authentication

Authentication

DataCite 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/datacite-rest-api-openapi.yml, openapi/datacite-usage-reports-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/datacite-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  sources:
  - openapi/datacite-rest-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datacite-usage-reports-api-openapi.yml