Forta Authentication

generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.forta.network/en/latest/api-keys/
docs: https://docs.forta.network/en/latest/api-keys/
description: >-
  Authentication model for the Forta GraphQL API. Requests are authenticated
  with a Bearer API key in the HTTP Authorization header. API keys are created
  in the Forta App (app.forta.network) after signing in with a wallet; up to 10
  keys per account, and a key cannot be recovered once lost. For local bot
  development the key can be stored in forta.config.json under `fortaApiKey`.
  This is a static API-key (bearer) scheme, not OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, so there is no
  scope surface.
summary:
  types: [http-bearer-apikey]
  api_key_in: [header]
  oauth2_flows: []
schemes:
- name: BearerApiKey
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  in: header
  header: Authorization
  format: 'Bearer <api_key>'
  key_management: https://docs.forta.network/en/latest/api-keys/
  provisioning: >-
    Sign into the Forta App with a wallet, open "My API Keys", "Create new API
    key" (max 10). Keys are not recoverable if lost.
  example: |
    curl POST --header "Authorization: Bearer <api_key>" \
      --header "content-type: application/json" \
      --url "https://api.forta.network/graphql"
  sources: [https://docs.forta.network/en/latest/api-keys/]
notes: >-
  GraphQL API access requires a paid plan. Bot-to-scanner and
  scanner-to-network communication in the node software uses JWT tokens (the
  SDKs expose generate/verify JWT helpers) — that is a separate, node-internal
  trust model from the developer-facing API key documented here.