Stack Auth · Authentication Profile

Stack Auth Authentication

Authentication

Stack Auth secures its APIs with apiKey across 5 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

AuthenticationUser ManagementOpen-SourceSelf-HostedIdentityOrganizationRBAC
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 5 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

StackProjectId apiKey
· in: header (X-Stack-Project-Id)
StackAccessType apiKey
· in: header (X-Stack-Access-Type)
StackPublishableClientKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Stack-Publishable-Client-Key)
StackSecretServerKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Stack-Secret-Server-Key)
StackSuperSecretAdminKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Stack-Super-Secret-Admin-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: StackProjectId
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Stack-Project-Id
  description: Project identifier for the Stack Auth project the request targets.
  sources:
  - openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml
- name: StackAccessType
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Stack-Access-Type
  description: One of "client", "server", or "admin".
  sources:
  - openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml
- name: StackPublishableClientKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Stack-Publishable-Client-Key
  description: Publishable client key used for client access type.
  sources:
  - openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml
- name: StackSecretServerKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Stack-Secret-Server-Key
  description: Secret server key used for server access type.
  sources:
  - openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml
- name: StackSuperSecretAdminKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Stack-Super-Secret-Admin-Key
  description: Admin key used for admin access type.
  sources:
  - openapi/stack-auth-openapi.yml

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