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Smartcat Authentication

Authentication

Smartcat secures its APIs with http-basic across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: http-basic Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://developers.smartcat.com/api-guides/
docs: https://developers.smartcat.com/api-guides/
summary:
  types: [http-basic]
  api_key_in: [header]
  oauth2_flows: []
schemes:
  - name: basicAuth
    type: http
    scheme: basic
    description: >-
      Every Smartcat API method uses HTTP Basic authentication. The Authorization
      header carries a Base64-encoded "AccountId":"ApiKey" pair. The username is the
      Account ID (Settings > API), the password is an API key generated with
      CREATE NEW KEY in the API Keys pane.
    credential_source: Settings > API (admin account)
    sources: [https://developers.smartcat.com/api-guides/]
notes: >-
  Basic auth is documented in the developer guides but is NOT declared as a
  securityScheme in the published OpenAPI (components.securitySchemes is empty);
  captured here from the docs (method: searched). Requests are rate limited to
  4 req/s. Regional hosts: smartcat.com (EU), us.smartcat.com (US), ea.smartcat.com (Asia).

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