GOV.UK Pay · Authentication Profile

Gov Uk Pay Authentication

Authentication

GOV.UK Pay secures its APIs with http across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

PaymentsGovernmentUKPublic SectorRESTPCI DSSRefundsRecurring PaymentsWebhooks
Methods: http Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/openapi.json
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: 'GOV.UK Pay authenticates API calls with [OAuth2 HTTP bearer tokens](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6750).
    You need to use an `"Authorization"` HTTP header to provide your API key, with a `"Bearer"`
    prefix. For example: `Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_API_KEY_HERE}`'
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.json