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Authentik Root API

Root configuration endpoint describing the running instance to its own frontend.

Authentik Root API is one of 27 APIs that Authentik publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include root. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026.11.0-rc1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /api/v3.

1 operations 1 paths 5 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026.11.0-rc1
Base URL
https://{authentik_host}/api/v3
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer+Agent, HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 4

Authentik Root API declares 4 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik). It uses HTTP bearer+agent authentication (authentik_device_auth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik_device_enroll). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (authentik_device_federation).

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

root 1
GET
/root/config/
Retrieve public configuration options
root_config_retrieve → 200400403

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Config (5 properties), ErrorReportingConfig (5 properties), GenericError (2 properties), ValidationError (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CapabilitiesEnum
string
ErrorReportingConfig
object
Config for error reporting
5 properties 5 required
Config
object
Serialize authentik Config into DRF Object
5 properties 5 required
ValidationError
object
Validation Error
2 properties
GenericError
object
Generic API Error
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

authentik-root-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Authentik publishes across the network.

Authentik Core API
Authentik Crypto API
Authentik Events API
Authentik Flows API
Authentik Policies API
Authentik Providers API
Authentik RBAC API
Authentik Schema API
Authentik Sources API
Authentik Stages API
Authentik Admin API
Authentik Agents API
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