Govly · Authentication Profile

Govly Authentication

Authentication

Govly secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

bearerApiKey http
scheme: bearer
headerApiKey apiKey
· in: header (X-API-KEY)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: openapi/govly-tools-v1-openapi-original.yml
docs: https://docs.govly.com/getting-started/introduction
notes: >-
  Govly authenticates with a personal API key generated from Settings -> API ->
  API Keys in the Govly app. Keys carry a "gk_" prefix and are shown only once.
  The key may be sent either as an HTTP bearer token (Authorization: Bearer
  gk_...) or in the X-API-KEY header. The API only responds over HTTPS and returns
  JSON. The hosted MCP server additionally supports an OAuth sign-in flow (managed
  under Settings -> API -> Connected Apps) as an alternative to a personal key.
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: bearerApiKey
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: API key
  sources:
  - openapi/govly-tools-v1-openapi-original.yml
- name: headerApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-KEY
  sources:
  - openapi/govly-tools-v1-openapi-original.yml

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