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Virustotal Authentication

Authentication

VirusTotal 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

VTApiKey apiKey
· in: header (x-apikey)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/virustotal-access-control-openapi.yml, openapi/virustotal-ioc-feeds-openapi.yml,
  openapi/virustotal-ioc-investigation-openapi.yml, openapi/virustotal-private-scanning-openapi.yml,
  openapi/virustotal-threat-graphs-openapi.yml, openapi/virustotal-threat-landscape-openapi.yml,
  openapi/virustotal-yara-hunting-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: VTApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-apikey
  description: Personal VirusTotal / GTI API key. Found in the user menu of your VirusTotal
    account.
  sources:
  - openapi/virustotal-access-control-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-ioc-feeds-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-ioc-investigation-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-private-scanning-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-threat-graphs-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-threat-landscape-openapi.yml
  - openapi/virustotal-yara-hunting-openapi.yml