Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) · Authentication Profile

Department Of Veterans Affairs Authentication

Authentication

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) secures its APIs with apiKey, http, and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

Federal GovernmentHealthcareVeterans
Methods: apiKey, http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (apikey)
SmartOnFhir oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/va-appeals-status-api-openapi.yml, openapi/va-benefits-claims-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/va-benefits-intake-api-openapi.yml, openapi/va-clinical-health-fhir-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/va-facilities-api-openapi.yml, openapi/va-forms-api-openapi.yml, openapi/va-veteran-confirmation-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  sources:
  - openapi/va-appeals-status-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/va-benefits-claims-api-openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: apikey
  sources:
  - openapi/va-benefits-intake-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/va-facilities-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/va-forms-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/va-veteran-confirmation-api-openapi.yml
- name: SmartOnFhir
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/oauth2/health/v1/authorization
    tokenUrl: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/oauth2/health/v1/token
    scopes: 3
  sources:
  - openapi/va-clinical-health-fhir-api-openapi.yml