generated: '2026-09-13'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://featureflip.io/docs/management-api/authentication/ enriched over the
  securityScheme derived from openapi/featureflip-management-api.json and
  openapi/featureflip-evaluation-api.json.
summary:
  types:
    - apiKey
  api_key_in:
    - header
  oauth2: false
  note: Bearer token in the Authorization header; no OAuth2/OIDC.
schemes:
  - name: Bearer
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    parameter: Authorization
    format: "Bearer <token>"
    sources:
      - openapi/featureflip-evaluation-api.json
      - openapi/featureflip-management-api.json
management_api:
  token_types:
    - prefix: ffp_
      name: Personal Access Token
      identity: Individual user across all organizations they belong to
      created_in: Settings -> API Tokens -> Personal Access Tokens
    - prefix: ffs_
      name: Service Token
      identity: Machine identity scoped to a single organization with an explicit role
      created_in: Organization Settings -> Service Tokens
      features: [project allowlist, optional expiry, immediate revocation]
  roles:
    - Owner    # full access incl. org settings
    - Admin    # project, flag, and member management
    - Member   # flag create/edit, targeting, segments
    - Viewer   # read-only
  failure:
    insufficient_role: 403 forbidden
    excluded_project: 404 not_found  # service token project allowlist
    missing_malformed_expired_revoked: 401 unauthorized
evaluation_api:
  auth: 'SDK key sent as "Authorization: Bearer <sdk-key>"'
  scope: Per-environment. A client SDK key returns only client-side-visible flags as pre-evaluated values; a server SDK key sees every flag in the project.
account_security:
  two_factor: TOTP authenticator app + recovery codes (all plans)
  sso: Sign in with Google (all plans); SAML/SCIM on Enterprise