Authentication

Flamingo supports 4 authentication types. Select one from the Auth tab.

None

No authentication. The request is sent as-is.

Basic Auth

Sends an Authorization: Basic <base64> header.

Field	Description
Username	The authentication username
Password	The authentication password

// Username: admin
// Password: secret123
// Resulting header: Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46c2VjcmV0MTIz

Bearer Token

Sends an Authorization: Bearer <token> header.

Field	Description
Token	The bearer token value

// Token: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9...
// Resulting header: Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9...

API Key

Sends an API key as either a header or query parameter.

Field	Description
Key	The header/parameter name (e.g. X-API-Key)
Value	The API key value
In	Where to send it — Header or Query

// Key: X-API-Key
// Value: abc123def456
// In: Header
// Result: X-API-Key: abc123def456

// Key: api_key
// Value: abc123def456
// In: Query
// Result: ?api_key=abc123def456 appended to URL

Environment Variables

Use {{variable_name}} in any auth field to reference environment variables:

// Bearer Token: {{jwt_token}}
// Resolves to the jwt_token value in the active environment