IONOS · Authentication Profile

Ionos Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for IONOS APIs as documented.

IONOS declares 3 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

Bearer token http-bearer

Basic Authentication (SDK) http-basic

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-10-13'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/ai/mcp-server/configuration/authentication.md
sources:
- https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/ai/mcp-server/configuration/authentication.md
- https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/api-reference/databases/v2/authentication.md
- https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/api-reference/databases/v2-1/authentication.md
- https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/go/go-bundle/sdks/auth.md
description: Authentication methods for IONOS APIs as documented.
schemes:
- type: http-bearer
  name: Bearer token
  evidence: 'All requests to the In-Memory DB v2 API require a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header:'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Generate a token using the IONOS CLOUD Authentication API.
- type: http-bearer
  name: Bearer token
  evidence: 'All requests to the MariaDB API require a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header:'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Generate a token using the IONOS CLOUD Authentication API.
- type: http-basic
  name: Basic Authentication (SDK)
  evidence: '### Basic Authentication * **Type**: HTTP basic authentication'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Provide `IONOS_USERNAME` and `IONOS_PASSWORD` environment variables or pass them to the SDK configuration.
docs: https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/ai/mcp-server/configuration/authentication.md
note: 1 extracted row(s) were dropped because their quote was not on the page.

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