---
title: "Authentication guide"
method: GET
path: "/auth.md"
tags: ["ApiDocsAuthMd"]
---

# Authentication guide

`GET /auth.md`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developers.chatway.app`
- URL: `https://developers.chatway.app/auth.md`
- Auth: none required

This public Markdown guide explains the two authentication methods: server-side API keys for REST requests and OAuth for MCP clients. Read it before requesting access. Reading the guide itself does not require a workspace API key.

Authentication guide: https://developers.chatway.app/auth.md

Keep API keys and OAuth tokens out of chat messages, support tickets, URLs, and public repositories. Configure them through your application's secure credential flow.

## Response `200`

## Other responses

- `404`: Not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/chatway/apis/chatway-developer-docs.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/chatway/apis/chatway-developer-docs/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/chatway/apis/chatway-developer-docs/revisions/ca1a1da291cc?raw)