generated: '2026-10-02'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/terminal/quote_start/authentication
sources:
- https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/terminal/quote_start/authentication
- https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/exchange/send_side/ss_authentication
- https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/exchange/receive_side/rs_authentication
- https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/sdk/custom_storefront_tutorials/sdk_guest_auth
description: Authentication methods for Bold Penguin APIs as documented.
schemes:
- type: http-basic
  name: Basic Authentication
  evidence: 'We can inject credentials into that request either via basic authentication or a static header ( X-API-KEY , Authorization: Bearer
    , etc.)'
  location: header
  header: 'Authorization: Basic <base64_credentials>'
  how_to_obtain: Your Account Manager will provide you with a username and password for basic authentication.
- type: apiKey
  name: Static Header
  evidence: 'We can inject credentials into that request either via basic authentication or a static header ( X-API-KEY , Authorization: Bearer
    , etc.)'
  location: header
  header: 'X-API-KEY: <api_key>'
  how_to_obtain: Your Account Manager will provide you with a unique bearer token (or API key) for each environment.
docs: https://developers.boldpenguin.com/docs/terminal/quote_start/authentication
note: 1 extracted row(s) were dropped because their quote was not on the page.