Nhost · Authentication Profile

Nhost Authentication

Authentication

Nhost 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

BearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
X-Hasura-Admin-Secret apiKey
· in: header (X-Hasura-Admin-Secret)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/nhost-authentication-openapi.yml, openapi/nhost-storage-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: BearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: Bearer authentication with JWT access token. Used to authenticate requests to
    protected endpoints.
  sources:
  - openapi/nhost-authentication-openapi.yml
  - openapi/nhost-storage-openapi.yml
- name: X-Hasura-Admin-Secret
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Hasura-Admin-Secret
  description: Hasura admin secret key for backend/administrative operations.
  sources:
  - openapi/nhost-storage-openapi.yml