Dovetail · Authentication Profile

Dovetail Authentication

Authentication

Dovetail secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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

Security Schemes

apiToken apiKey

scheme: bearer · in: header (Authorization)

mcpOAuth oauth2

scheme: oauth2.1

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://developers.dovetail.com/docs/authorization
docs: https://developers.dovetail.com/docs/authorization
summary:
  types: [apiKey]
  api_key_in: [header]
  transport: bearer
  oauth2_flows: []
  note: >-
    Dovetail's Public API authenticates with personal API tokens presented as HTTP Bearer
    credentials. OAuth 2.0 for third-party apps is documented as "coming soon" and not yet
    generally available. The hosted MCP server additionally supports OAuth 2.1 browser sign-in.
schemes:
  - name: apiToken
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    parameter: Authorization
    scheme: bearer
    token_prefix: "api."
    token_ttl_days: 30
    generation: https://dovetail.com/settings/user/account
    detail: >-
      Personal API token, opaque string prefixed "api." (e.g. api.wcF...). Presented as
      `Authorization: Bearer <DOVETAIL_API_TOKEN>`. Tokens expire 30 days after generation
      and can be manually revoked; the UI displays the key only once at creation. A token
      grants the data and permissions of the user who created it.
    sources: [https://developers.dovetail.com/docs/authorization]
  - name: mcpOAuth
    type: oauth2
    status: available-for-mcp-only
    scheme: oauth2.1
    detail: >-
      OAuth 2.1 browser-based sign-in is supported for the hosted MCP server
      (https://dovetail.com/api/mcp) as an alternative to Bearer API tokens. Public-API
      OAuth 2.0 for third-party applications is documented as coming soon.
    sources: [https://developers.dovetail.com/docs/mcp, https://developers.dovetail.com/docs/oauth-2]

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