HM Courts & Tribunals Service · Authentication Profile

Hmcts Authentication

Authentication

HM Courts & Tribunals Service secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyGovernmentCourtsJusticePublic SectorUnited Kingdom

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

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http

scheme: bearer

subscriptionKey apiKey

· in: header (Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-10-09'
method: derived
source: openapi/hmcts-crime-hearing-results-document-subscription-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  sources:
  - openapi/hmcts-crime-hearing-results-document-subscription-openapi.yml
- name: subscriptionKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key
  description: Subscription key for API access
  sources:
  - openapi/hmcts-crime-hearing-results-document-subscription-openapi.yml
docs: https://hmcts.github.io/standards/standards/authentication-and-authorization.html
docs_note: 'HMCTS engineering standard: "CFT services should use OpenID Connect with CFT IDAM for user authentication." Use the authorization code flow (PKCE where supported) for browser users, client credentials only for service-to-service. No saved contract declares an openIdConnect scheme.'

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