NuGet · Authentication Profile

Nuget Authentication

Authentication

NuGet secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

Package Management.NETPackagesDependenciesSoftware DistributionRegistry
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

apiKey apiKey
· in: header (X-NuGet-ApiKey)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/nuget-server-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-NuGet-ApiKey
  description: An API key obtained from the NuGet package source. Required for push, delete,
    and relist operations.
  sources:
  - openapi/nuget-server-api-openapi.yml