IGDB · Authentication Profile

Igdb Authentication

Authentication

IGDB 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

ClientID apiKey
· in: header (Client-ID)
BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/igdb-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ClientID
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Client-ID
  description: Twitch developer Client-ID issued for the IGDB API.
  sources:
  - openapi/igdb-openapi.yml
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: OAuth2 access token
  description: Bearer access token obtained via the Twitch OAuth Client Credentials flow.
  sources:
  - openapi/igdb-openapi.yml