Smithsonian Institution · Authentication Profile

Smithsonian Institution Authentication

Authentication

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

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: query

Security Schemes

ApiKey apiKey
· in: query (api_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/smithsonian-open-access-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - query
schemes:
- name: ApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: API key obtained by registering at api.data.gov
  sources:
  - openapi/smithsonian-open-access-openapi.yml