Poolside Authentication

generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.poolside.ai/api/overview
docs: https://docs.poolside.ai/get-started/log-in
description: >-
  poolside's OpenAI-compatible inference API authenticates with a bearer API key.
  Keys are issued by the hosted Poolside Platform (free developer access),
  OpenRouter, or a self-managed Poolside deployment administrator. There is no
  OAuth scope surface on the inference API; access is key-based.
summary:
  types: [http]
  http_schemes: [bearer]
  api_key_in: [header]
  oauth2_flows: []
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  header: Authorization
  format: "Authorization: Bearer <api-key>"
  sources: [https://docs.poolside.ai/api/overview]
key_sources:
- name: Poolside Platform
  url: https://platform.poolside.ai
  note: Sign in for a free developer API key.
- name: OpenRouter
  url: https://openrouter.ai/poolside
  note: Use an existing OpenRouter API key against the OpenRouter base URL.
- name: Poolside deployment
  note: Self-managed on-prem / cloud deployment issues its own API tokens; login via the org sign-in system.
ci_note: >-
  For CI/CD and automated workflows the docs recommend supplying the key via the
  POOLSIDE_API_KEY environment variable rather than stored CLI credentials.
cli_auth:
  command: pool login
  logout: pool logout
  options: [Poolside Platform, Poolside deployment, OpenRouter, OpenAI-compatible provider]