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Datasette Authentication

Authentication

Authentication schemes documented for Datasette

Datasette declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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

Security Schemes

token apiKey
ds_actor other

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-10-20'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/authentication.html
sources:
- https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/authentication.html
- https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/getting_started.html
description: Authentication schemes documented for Datasette
schemes:
- type: apiKey
  name: token
  evidence: The URL on the first line includes a one-use token which can be used to sign in as the "root" actor in your browser.
  location: query
- type: other
  name: ds_actor
  evidence: Datasette includes a default authentication plugin which looks for a signed ds_actor cookie containing a JSON actor dictionary.
  location: header
  header: Cookie
docs: https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/authentication.html

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