iNaturalist · Authentication Profile

Inaturalist Authentication

Authentication

iNaturalist secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

api_token apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/openapi.json
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: api_token
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.json