Portainer · Authentication Profile

Portainer Authentication

Authentication

Portainer secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-API-KEY)
jwt apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/portainer-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-KEY
  sources:
  - openapi/portainer-openapi.yml
- name: jwt
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  sources:
  - openapi/portainer-openapi.yml