Wowza · Authentication Profile

Wowza Authentication

Authentication

Wowza secures its APIs with http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic
digestAuth http
scheme: digest
WV_JWT http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/wowza-streaming-engine-openapi.yml, openapi/wowza-video-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic Authentication using Wowza Streaming Engine admin credentials
  sources:
  - openapi/wowza-streaming-engine-openapi.yml
- name: digestAuth
  type: http
  scheme: digest
  description: HTTP Digest Authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/wowza-streaming-engine-openapi.yml
- name: WV_JWT
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: Your Wowza-generated access token, also called a JSON web token (JWT). Send it
    as a bearer token in the Authentication header of your requests. See [Authentication](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-the-wowza-video-rest-api#authentication).
  sources:
  - openapi/wowza-video-openapi.yml