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APIKeyQuery

APIKeyQuery reads an API key from a named query parameter. It exposes the value as a dependency and documents the security scheme in OpenAPI.

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Syntax

APIKeyQuery(*, name, scheme_name=None, description=None, auto_error=True)

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  • APIKeyCookie
  • APIKeyHeader
  • Depends
  • OpenAPI

Source: Security Tools - FastAPI. Checked 2026-11-03.