Digi-Key · Authentication Profile

Digi Key Authentication

Authentication

Digi-Key secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flow(s).

ShoppingPublic APIsElectronic ComponentsDistributionOrderingProduct SearchPricingInventorySupply Chain
Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, clientCredentials API key in: header

Security Schemes

apiKeySecurity apiKey
· in: header (X-DIGIKEY-Client-Id)
oauth2AccessCodeSecurity oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
oauth2ApplicationSecurity oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-10-19'
method: derived
source: openapi/digi-key-b2bapi-order-management-api-ordermanagement-v1-openapi.yml, openapi/digi-key-barcoding-barcoding-v3-openapi.yml,
  openapi/digi-key-customerresource-customerresource-v1-openapi.yml, openapi/digi-key-mylists-api-mylists-v1-openapi.yml,
  openapi/digi-key-ordering-api-v3-ordering-v3-openapi.yml, openapi/digi-key-orderstatus-orderstatus-v4-openapi.yml,
  openapi/digi-key-packinglist-api-packinglist-openapi.yml, openapi/digi-key-product-change-notifications-api-changenotifications-v3-openapi.yml,
  openapi/digi-key-productsearch-api-products-v4-openapi.yml, openapi/digi-key-quote-api-quoting-v4-openapi.yml,
  openapi/digi-key-supply-chain-api-supplychain-v1-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: apiKeySecurity
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-DIGIKEY-Client-Id
  sources:
  - openapi/digi-key-b2bapi-order-management-api-ordermanagement-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-barcoding-barcoding-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-customerresource-customerresource-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-mylists-api-mylists-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-ordering-api-v3-ordering-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-orderstatus-orderstatus-v4-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-packinglist-api-packinglist-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-product-change-notifications-api-changenotifications-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-productsearch-api-products-v4-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-quote-api-quoting-v4-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-supply-chain-api-supplychain-v1-openapi.yml
- name: oauth2AccessCodeSecurity
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/token
    scopes: 0
  sources:
  - openapi/digi-key-b2bapi-order-management-api-ordermanagement-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-barcoding-barcoding-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-ordering-api-v3-ordering-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-packinglist-api-packinglist-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-product-change-notifications-api-changenotifications-v3-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-quote-api-quoting-v4-openapi.yml
- name: oauth2ApplicationSecurity
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/token
    scopes: 0
  sources:
  - openapi/digi-key-customerresource-customerresource-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-mylists-api-mylists-v1-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-orderstatus-orderstatus-v4-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-productsearch-api-products-v4-openapi.yml
  - openapi/digi-key-supply-chain-api-supplychain-v1-openapi.yml

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