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APIKey Class — fastapi Architecture

Architecture documentation for the APIKey class in models.py from the fastapi codebase.

Class python FastAPI

Entity Profile

Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  77038145_43f7_619e_b494_3ad3bbbd92c9["APIKey"]
  28c8873a_5ba4_867f_0824_7abcac157a85["SecurityBase"]
  77038145_43f7_619e_b494_3ad3bbbd92c9 -->|extends| 28c8873a_5ba4_867f_0824_7abcac157a85
  7f688779_6b22_3c15_6514_97dec91c3c30["models.py"]
  77038145_43f7_619e_b494_3ad3bbbd92c9 -->|defined in| 7f688779_6b22_3c15_6514_97dec91c3c30

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Source Code

fastapi/openapi/models.py lines 339–342

class APIKey(SecurityBase):
    type_: SecuritySchemeType = Field(default=SecuritySchemeType.apiKey, alias="type")
    in_: APIKeyIn = Field(alias="in")
    name: str

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the APIKey class?
APIKey is a class in the fastapi codebase, defined in fastapi/openapi/models.py.
Where is APIKey defined?
APIKey is defined in fastapi/openapi/models.py at line 339.
What does APIKey extend?
APIKey extends SecurityBase.

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