Steel · Authentication Profile

Steel Dev Authentication

Authentication

Steel 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: header

Security Schemes

SteelApiKey apiKey
· in: header (Steel-Api-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/steel-dev-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: SteelApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Steel-Api-Key
  description: API key issued from app.steel.dev. Pass it in the `Steel-Api-Key` request header.
    Self-hosted instances may run without auth.
  sources:
  - openapi/steel-dev-openapi.yml

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