Viam · Authentication Profile

Viam Authentication

Authentication

Viam 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

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/viam-billing-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-component-apis-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-data-client-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/viam-data-pipelines-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-data-sync-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-fleet-management-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/viam-machine-management-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-ml-inference-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/viam-ml-model-service-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-ml-training-api-openapi.yml, openapi/viam-motion-service-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/viam-slam-service-api-openapi.yml ...
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: key
  description: Viam API key.
  sources:
  - openapi/viam-billing-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-component-apis-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-data-client-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-data-pipelines-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-data-sync-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-fleet-management-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-machine-management-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-ml-inference-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-ml-model-service-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-ml-training-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-motion-service-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-slam-service-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/viam-vision-service-api-openapi.yml

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