Equinix · Authentication Profile

Equinix Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
x_auth_token apiKey
· in: header (X-Auth-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/eia-openapi-original.yml, openapi/lookup-openapi-original.yml, openapi/metal-openapi-original.yml,
  openapi/orders-openapi-original.yml, openapi/securecabinet-openapi-original.yml, openapi/sts-openapi-original.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  sources:
  - openapi/eia-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/lookup-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/orders-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/securecabinet-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/sts-openapi-original.yml
- name: x_auth_token
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Auth-Token
  description: HTTP header containing the User or Project API key that will be used to authenticate
    the request.
  sources:
  - openapi/metal-openapi-original.yml