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Sourcebot Authentication

Authentication

Sourcebot secures its APIs with http, apiKey, and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: http, apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

bearerToken http
scheme: bearer
apiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header ()
oauth2-ee oauth2

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: openapi/sourcebot-public-openapi-original.json
docs: https://docs.sourcebot.dev/docs/api-reference/authentication
summary:
  types: [http, apiKey, oauth2]
  api_key_in: [header]
  http_schemes: [bearer]
  oauth2_flows: [authorizationCode]     # EE / MCP only, see note
  anonymous_allowed: true               # some instances permit unauthenticated access
schemes:
  - name: bearerToken
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    description: >-
      Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <token>`, where <token> is your
      Sourcebot API key. Standard integration mechanism for the public REST API.
    sources: [openapi/sourcebot-public-openapi-original.json]
  - name: apiKeyHeader
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    parameter_name: X-Sourcebot-Api-Key
    description: "Header of the form `X-Sourcebot-Api-Key: <token>`, where <token> is your API key."
    sources: [openapi/sourcebot-public-openapi-original.json]
  - name: oauth2-ee
    type: oauth2
    flow: authorizationCode
    description: >-
      Enterprise (EE) OAuth 2.0 flow used to authenticate MCP / agent clients against the
      hosted instance. Advertised via RFC 8414 authorization-server metadata with DPoP
      (ES256) and PKCE (S256); supports dynamic client registration.
    authorization_url: https://app.sourcebot.dev/oauth/authorize
    token_url: https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/ee/oauth/token
    registration_url: https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/ee/oauth/register
    revocation_url: https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/ee/oauth/revoke
    sources: [well-known/sourcebot-oauth-authorization-server.json]
notes: >-
  API keys are created in the instance Settings UI. EE endpoints (/api/ee/*) additionally
  require an active Sourcebot license and OWNER role. OAuth bearer tokens are EE-only.