Gitea · Authentication Profile

Gitea Authentication

Authentication

Gitea secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 7 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

GitSource ControlDevOpsCI/CDCode HostingOpen-SourceSelf-HostedPackage RegistryIssue TrackingPull Requests
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 7 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

AccessToken apiKey
· in: query (access_token)
AuthorizationHeaderToken apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)
BasicAuth http
scheme: basic
SudoHeader apiKey
· in: header (Sudo)
SudoParam apiKey
· in: query (sudo)
TOTPHeader apiKey
· in: header (X-GITEA-OTP)
Token apiKey
· in: query (token)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml, openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: AccessToken
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: access_token
  description: This authentication option is deprecated for removal in Gitea 1.23. Please use
    AuthorizationHeaderToken instead.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: AuthorizationHeaderToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: API tokens must be prepended with "token" followed by a space.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: SudoHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Sudo
  description: Sudo API request as the user provided as the key. Admin privileges are required.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: SudoParam
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: sudo
  description: Sudo API request as the user provided as the key. Admin privileges are required.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: TOTPHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-GITEA-OTP
  description: Must be used in combination with BasicAuth if two-factor authentication is enabled.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: Token
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: token
  description: This authentication option is deprecated for removal in Gitea 1.23. Please use
    AuthorizationHeaderToken instead.
  sources:
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/gitea-rest-api-openapi.yml

Work with this as data

Every security artifact here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for security posture

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_securityBrowse and filter every security artifact in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This security artifact 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/security/gitea-authentication"
All security posture 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/security?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.