authentik/website/api/authentication.md

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For any of the token-based methods, set the Authorization header to Bearer <token>.

Session

When authenticating with a flow, you'll get an authenticated Session cookie, that can be used for authentication. Keep in mind that in this context, a CSRF header is also required.

API Token

Users can create tokens to authenticate as any user with a static key, which can optionally be expiring and auto-rotate.

JWT Token

OAuth2 clients can request the scope goauthentik.io/api, which allows their OAuth Access token to be used to authenticate to the API.