U.S. Geological Survey · Authentication Profile

U S Geological Survey Authentication

Authentication

U.S. Geological Survey secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

Federal-GovernmentGeologicalEarth ScienceNatural ResourcesEarthquakeWaterHydrology
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

ApiKeyQuery apiKey
· in: query (api_key)
ApiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (api_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/usgs-water-data-api-openapi.yaml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: USGS Water Data API key. Obtain at https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/signup/
  sources:
  - openapi/usgs-water-data-api-openapi.yaml
- name: ApiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: api_key
  description: USGS Water Data API key passed as a request header.
  sources:
  - openapi/usgs-water-data-api-openapi.yaml

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