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Unsplash Authentication

Authentication

Unsplash secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

ClientID apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)
OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/unsplash-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: ClientID
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: 'Use `Authorization: Client-ID {YOUR_ACCESS_KEY}` for public API access. Alternatively
    pass as query param: `?client_id={YOUR_ACCESS_KEY}`'
  sources:
  - openapi/unsplash-openapi.yml
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://unsplash.com/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://unsplash.com/oauth/token
    scopes: 8
  sources:
  - openapi/unsplash-openapi.yml