Pixie · Authentication Profile

Pixie Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

apiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (pixie-api-key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/pixie-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: apiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: pixie-api-key
  description: Pixie API key for authenticating requests. Generate an API key from the Pixie
    Cloud UI under Profile > API Keys.
  sources:
  - openapi/pixie-openapi.yml