generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.findable.ai/api/authentication
docs: https://docs.findable.ai/api/authentication
summary:
  types: [apiKey, http, oauth2]
  api_key_in: [header]
  api_key_header: x-api-key
  bearer_token_prefix: ft_
  oauth2_flows: [authorizationCode]
  notes: >-
    The Findable Partner API authenticates with a static organization-scoped API
    key sent in the x-api-key header. For browser/client-side use, a server
    exchanges its API key for a short-lived building-owner-scoped session token
    (Bearer [example key]). The hosted MCP server (mcp.findable.ai) authenticates end
    users with OAuth 2.1 + PKCE tied to their Findable account.
schemes:
  - name: apiKeyAuth
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    parameter_name: x-api-key
    description: >-
      Organization-scoped API key required on all Partner API requests. Keys are
      provisioned by a Findable representative and are prefixed fk_live_
      (production) or fk_test_ (sandbox). Determines which building owners are
      accessible. 401 = missing/invalid key; 403 = key lacks access to resource.
    sources: [https://docs.findable.ai/api/authentication]
  - name: sessionBearer
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    bearerFormat: session-token
    token_prefix: ft_
    description: >-
      Short-lived session token for client-side access, minted server-side via
      POST https://api.findable.ai/v1/building_owners/{OWNER_ID}/sessions (body
      {"expires_in": <seconds>}). Scoped to a single building owner; default TTL
      1 hour, maximum 24 hours. Sent as Authorization: Bearer [example key]
    sources: [https://docs.findable.ai/api/authentication]
  - name: mcpOAuth
    type: oauth2
    flows:
      - flow: authorizationCode
        pkce: true
        description: >-
          OAuth 2.1 with PKCE used by the hosted Findable MCP server
          (https://mcp.findable.ai). Access is tied to the individual Findable
          user account; every tool call is checked against the same permissions
          as the Findable app.
    sources: [https://docs.findable.ai/mcp]