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Wordnik Authentication

Authentication

Wordnik secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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

Security Schemes

api_key apiKey
· in: query (api_key)
auth_token apiKey
· in: header (auth_token)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/wordnik-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: Wordnik issues per-account API keys; pass via the `api_key` query parameter on
    every request.
  sources:
  - openapi/wordnik-openapi.yml
- name: auth_token
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: auth_token
  description: User auth token returned by `/account.json/authenticate/{username}`; required
    for user-scoped account and word-list operations.
  sources:
  - openapi/wordnik-openapi.yml