Forum · Authentication Profile

Forum Authentication

Authentication

Forum secures its APIs with apiKey across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyTradingExchangePerpetual FuturesMarket DataAttention EconomyFintechWebSocketReal-Time

Methods: apiKey Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

ForumAccessKey apiKey

· in: header (FORUM-ACCESS-KEY)

ForumAccessTimestamp apiKey

· in: header (FORUM-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP)

ForumAccessSign apiKey

· in: header (FORUM-ACCESS-SIGN)

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: openapi/forum-openapi-original.yml
docs: https://docs.forum.market/api-reference/authentication
model: hmac-signature
model_notes: >-
  Three apiKey headers combine into an HMAC-SHA256 request signature. FORUM-ACCESS-SIGN =
  Base64(HMAC-SHA256(secret, timestamp + method + requestPath + body)). Timestamp
  (FORUM-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP) must be within a 30-second window (else 401 TIMESTAMP_EXPIRED).
  Keys are minted in app.forum.market with `read` or `trade` permission (key id `fk_...`,
  secret `sk_...`, secret shown once). Public market-data endpoints need no auth.
permissions:
- read
- trade
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ForumAccessKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: FORUM-ACCESS-KEY
  description: Your API key ID (e.g. `fk_a1b2c3d4e5f6...`)
  sources:
  - openapi/forum-openapi-original.yml
- name: ForumAccessTimestamp
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: FORUM-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP
  description: Unix epoch in seconds (UTC), as a string
  sources:
  - openapi/forum-openapi-original.yml
- name: ForumAccessSign
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: FORUM-ACCESS-SIGN
  description: |-
    Base64-encoded HMAC-SHA256 signature.

    **Signature generation:**
    ```
    prehash = timestamp + method + requestPath + body
    signature = Base64(HMAC-SHA256(secret, prehash))
    ```
  sources:
  - openapi/forum-openapi-original.yml

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