PAY.JP · Authentication Profile

Payjp Authentication

Authentication

PAY.JP secures its APIs with http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

PaymentsFintechJapanCredit CardsSubscriptionTokenization
Methods: http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

secret_key http
scheme: basic · in: header ()
publishable_key apiKey
· in: body ()

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-17'
method: derived
source: openapi/payjp-openapi.yml
notes: >-
  PAY.JP authenticates REST requests with HTTP Basic auth: the secret key
  (sk_test_ / sk_live_) is sent as the Basic username with an empty password.
  Client-side tokenization (payjp.js / Checkout) uses the publishable key
  (pk_test_ / pk_live_) instead, which can only create tokens.
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: secret_key
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  in: header
  keyPrefixes:
  - sk_test_
  - sk_live_
  note: Secret key as Basic username, empty password. Server-side only; never expose.
  sources:
  - openapi/payjp-openapi.yml
  - https://docs.pay.jp/v1/api/
- name: publishable_key
  type: apiKey
  in: body
  keyPrefixes:
  - pk_test_
  - pk_live_
  note: >-
    Publishable key used client-side by payjp.js / Checkout to create single-use
    card tokens (POST /tokens). Safe to embed in front-end code; cannot read or
    charge.
  sources:
  - https://docs.pay.jp/v1/api/

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