Lightdash · Authentication Profile

Lightdash Authentication

Authentication

Lightdash secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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

Security Schemes

session_cookie apiKey
· in: cookie (connect.sid)
api_key apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/lightdash-rest-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - cookie
  - header
schemes:
- name: session_cookie
  type: apiKey
  in: cookie
  parameter: connect.sid
  sources:
  - openapi/lightdash-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: Value should be 'ApiKey <your key>'
  sources:
  - openapi/lightdash-rest-api-openapi.yml