When I Work · Authentication Profile

When I Work Authentication

Authentication

When I Work 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

W-Token http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/when-i-work-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: W-Token
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JSON Web Token
  description: |-
    Authentication with When I Work is based on a token model using [JSON Web Tokens](https://jwt.io/). First, you authenticate using a private developer key and the username and password of a When I Work user. Your developer key can be used like the following in the headers.
    ```
    curl -X POST \
      https://api.login.wheniwork.com/login \
      -H 'W-Key: <INSERT_DEVELOPER_KEY_HERE>' \
      -H 'content-type: ap
  sources:
  - openapi/when-i-work-openapi.yml