Spree Commerce · Authentication Profile

Spree Authentication

Authentication

Spree Commerce secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

E-CommerceHeadless CommerceProductOrderInventoryPaymentsPromotionsOpen-SourceRuby on Rails
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

api_key apiKey
· in: header (x-spree-api-key)
bearer_auth http
scheme: bearer
orderToken apiKey
· in: header (X-Spree-Order-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/spree-admin-api.yaml, openapi/spree-platform-api.yaml, openapi/spree-store-api.yaml,
  openapi/spree-storefront-api.yaml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-spree-api-key
  description: Secret API key for admin access
  sources:
  - openapi/spree-admin-api.yaml
  - openapi/spree-store-api.yaml
- name: bearer_auth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: JWT token for admin user authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/spree-admin-api.yaml
  - openapi/spree-platform-api.yaml
  - openapi/spree-store-api.yaml
  - openapi/spree-storefront-api.yaml
- name: orderToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Spree-Order-Token
  description: |-
    Order token to authorize Cart and Checkout requests.

    [How to obtain X-Spree-Order-Token](../authentication#for-guest-users)
  sources:
  - openapi/spree-storefront-api.yaml

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