NewsAPI · Authentication Profile

Newsapi Authentication

Authentication

NewsAPI secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

NewsHeadlinesArticlesSearchMediaContentRESTJSON
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

apiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (X-Api-Key)
apiKeyQuery apiKey
· in: query (apiKey)
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/newsapi-newsapi-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: apiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Api-Key
  description: API key passed via X-Api-Key HTTP header
  sources:
  - openapi/newsapi-newsapi-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: apiKey
  description: API key passed as a query parameter
  sources:
  - openapi/newsapi-newsapi-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: 'API key passed as a Bearer token. Note: the Bearer prefix is optional and the
    key should NOT be base64 encoded.'
  sources:
  - openapi/newsapi-newsapi-openapi.yml