title: Get Auth Mode
keywords:

- get auth mode
- get
- auth
- mode


# Get Auth Mode

Get the authentication mode and dev login status.
This endpoint is public and does not require authentication.

## Returns

**`authentication_mode`** string

Authentication Mode

**`dev_login_enabled`** boolean

Dev Login Enabled

Example

```bash cURL
curl -X GET "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/config/auth-mode" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY"
```


```python Python
import os
import requests

api_key = os.environ["FREDDY_API_KEY"]

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/config/auth-mode",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key}
)

print(response.json())
```


```javascript JavaScript
const apiKey = process.env.FREDDY_API_KEY;

const response = await fetch('https://api.aitronos.com/v1/config/auth-mode', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': apiKey
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

**Response:**


```json 200 OK
{
  "authentication_mode": "default",
  "dev_login_enabled": false
}
```

Errors

```json 401 Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED",
    "message": "Authentication required. Please provide a valid API key.",
    "system_message": "Missing or invalid authorization header",
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "status": 401,
    "trace_id": "req_abc123xyz",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-11T10:30:00Z",
    "details": {}
  }
}
```


```json 403 Forbidden
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS",
    "message": "You do not have permission to access this resource.",
    "system_message": "Insufficient permissions for this operation",
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "status": 403,
    "trace_id": "req_def456uvw",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-11T10:30:00Z",
    "details": {}
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Liveness Check](/docs/api-reference/health/liveness)
- [Readiness Check](/docs/api-reference/health/readiness)