Datadog APM · Authentication Profile

Datadog Apm Authentication

Authentication

Datadog APM secures its APIs with apiKey, http, and oauth2 across 6 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, http, oauth2 Schemes: 6 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

AuthZ oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
apiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (DD-API-KEY)
appKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (DD-APPLICATION-KEY)
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
apiKeyAuthQuery apiKey
· in: query (api_key)
appKeyAuthQuery apiKey
· in: query (application_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-09-05'
method: derived
source: openapi/datadog-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml, openapi/datadog-apm-service-definitions-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/datadog-apm-services-api-openapi.yml, openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml, openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml, openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: AuthZ
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: /oauth2/v1/authorize
    tokenUrl: /oauth2/v1/token
    scopes: 96
  description: This API uses OAuth 2 with the implicit grant flow.
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-service-definitions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-services-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: DD-API-KEY
  description: Your Datadog API Key.
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-service-definitions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-services-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
- name: appKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: DD-APPLICATION-KEY
  description: Your Datadog APP Key.
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-service-definitions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-services-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-retention-filters-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-service-definitions-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-services-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-spans-metrics-api-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyAuthQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: Deprecated API Key as query argument.
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml
- name: appKeyAuthQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: application_key
  description: Deprecated APP Key as query argument.
  sources:
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slo-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/datadog-apm-slos-api-openapi.yml

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