generated: '2026-07-17'
method: derived
source: openapi/paymongo-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: basic_auth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/paymongo-openapi.yml
  - https://docs.paymongo.com/reference/authentication-1
notes: >-
  PayMongo uses HTTP Basic authentication. The API key is supplied as the
  Basic-auth username (base64-encoded per the Basic scheme); the password
  field is left blank for single-key calls. Secret keys (sk_test_* / sk_live_*)
  are used for server-side calls; the public key (pk_test_* / pk_live_*) may be
  used client-side for Payment Method creation. Some newer Workflow / Ledgers
  surfaces additionally require an Organization-Id header. Webhook payloads are
  verified separately via the Paymongo-Signature header (HMAC with the webhook
  signing secret), which is a payload-integrity mechanism rather than a request
  auth scheme. Live probe: GET https://api.paymongo.com/v1/payment_intents
  returned HTTP 401 without credentials, confirming Basic auth is enforced.