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Grafana Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
BasicAuth http
scheme: basic
ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/grafana-api.yml, openapi/grafana-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: Service account token or API key
  sources:
  - openapi/grafana-api.yml
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/grafana-api.yml
  - openapi/grafana-openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: 'Format: Bearer <api-key>'
  sources:
  - openapi/grafana-api.yml
  - openapi/grafana-openapi.yml