ERPNext · Authentication Profile

Erpnext Authentication

Authentication

ERPNext 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).

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

Security Schemes

tokenAuth apiKey

· in: header (Authorization)

basicAuth http

scheme: basic

oAuth2 oauth2

· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/openapi.yaml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: tokenAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: |-
    Get your API keys at User -> Api Access -> Generate Keys.
    "headers = {'Authorization': 'token <api_key>:<api_secret>'}"
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yaml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: |-
    Get your API keys at User -> Api Access -> Generate Keys.
    username = api_key; password = api_secret
    [More info](https://frappe.io/docs/user/en/guides/integration/token_based_auth)
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yaml
- name: oAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: /method/frappe.integrations.oauth2.authorize
    tokenUrl: /method/frappe.integrations.oauth2.get_token
    scopes: 1
  description: "This API uses OAuth 2 with the authorization code flow. \n[More info]https://frappe.io/docs/user/en/guides/integration/using_oauth)"
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yaml

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