Unkey · Authentication Profile

Unkey Dev Authentication

Authentication

Unkey secures its APIs with http across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: http Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

rootKey http
scheme: bearer

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/unkey-dev-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: rootKey
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: 'HTTP Bearer authentication with an Unkey root key, passed as `Authorization:
    Bearer unkey_xxxxxxxxxxx`. Most endpoints require specific permissions on the root key.'
  sources:
  - openapi/unkey-dev-openapi.yml