Odoo · Authentication Profile

Odoo Authentication

Authentication

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

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

OdooApiKey apiKey
· in: header (X-API-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/odoo-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: OdooApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  description: |-
    Odoo 14+ supports per-user API keys generated under user preferences
    Account Security. These can be substituted for the password parameter
    in `authenticate` and `execute_kw` calls.
  sources:
  - openapi/odoo-openapi.yml