EBSCO · Authentication Profile

Ebsco Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for EBSCO APIs

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

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

Security Schemes

EBSCO OAuth oauth2
· flows:
x-api-key apiKey

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-14'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://developer.ebsco.com/ebscohost-api/docs/authentication-and-access-tokens.md
sources:
- https://developer.ebsco.com/ebscohost-api/docs/authentication-and-access-tokens.md
- https://developer.ebsco.com/ebscohost-api/docs/authentication-concepts.md
- https://developer.ebsco.com/home/page/request-api-key-information.md
- https://developer.ebsco.com/knowledge-services/docs/holdingsiq-authentication.md
description: Authentication methods for EBSCO APIs
schemes:
- type: oauth2
  name: EBSCO OAuth
  evidence: EBSCOhost API Beta uses the OAuth 2.0 **authorization code grant** to give each user, or each guest visitor, their own access token.
  flows:
  - authorization_code
  authorize_url: https://logon.ebsco.zone/api/dispatcher/oauth/authorize
  how_to_obtain: Register a client app to receive a Client ID and Client Secret.
- type: apiKey
  name: x-api-key
  evidence: 'All requests to HoldingsIQ must contain the following API key header field: **x-api-key** {Unique API key as a string}'
  location: header
  header: x-api-key
  how_to_obtain: Request an API key via the Request API Key Information form.
docs: https://developer.ebsco.com/ebscohost-api/docs/authentication-and-access-tokens.md

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