SmallStep Authentication API
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SmallStep Authentication API is one of 6 APIs that SmallStep publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-01-01.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://gateway.smallstep.com/api.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
SmallStep Authentication API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT).
It requires mutual TLS (mtls).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
mtls— Use a client certificate issued by a trusted root to get short-lived bearer tokens with the step CLI.
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
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Schemas 1
The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is error (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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