API Key authentication requires you to send an API key with your request. You can do this in two ways:

Authentication Options

API Key in Header

Your API key will be added to an HTTP Header like this:

$
curl -X GET "https://api.example.com/data" \
>
     -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

To set this up:

1. Select API Key from the Auth Config dropdown.

2. Choose Header Auth as the Auth Type.

3. Fill in these fields:

   Field Name	Field Value
   Header Auth Key	The HTTP Header name. Defaults to Authorization
   Header Auth Value Pattern	A ”% string” format string. Defaults to Bearer %s
   API Key	The API key inserted over %s. (YOUR_API_KEY above)

API Key in Query Parameter

Your API key will be added as an HTTP query parameter like this:

$
curl -X GET "https://api.example.com/data?API_Key=YOUR_API_KEY"

To set this up:

1. Select API Key from the Auth Config dropdown.

2. Choose Param Auth as the Auth Type.

3. Fill in these fields:

   Field Name	Field Value
   Param Auth Param Name	The query parameter name associated with your API key. (API_Key above)
   API Key	The actual API key value itself. (YOUR_API_KEY above)