N8n · Authentication Profile

N8N Authentication

Authentication

N8n 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

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-N8N-API-KEY)
BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/n8n-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-N8N-API-KEY
  sources:
  - openapi/n8n-openapi.yml
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  sources:
  - openapi/n8n-openapi.yml