# Authentication

Endpoints for testing and validating API access

## Request Ping

> Test endpoint to verify access to the API.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Tricky's API","version":"1.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Authentication","description":"Endpoints for testing and validating API access"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://trickys.gg"}],"security":[{"ApiKeyQuery":[]},{"ApiKeyHeader":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKeyQuery":{"type":"apiKey","in":"query","name":"apikey"},"ApiKeyHeader":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"X-API-KEY"}},"schemas":{"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"success":{"type":"boolean"},"message":{"type":"string"},"TrickysAPIinfo":{"type":"object","properties":{"APIversion":{"type":"string"}}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/v1/ping":{"get":{"tags":["Authentication"],"summary":"Request Ping","description":"Test endpoint to verify access to the API.","responses":{"200":{"description":"Successful ping","content":{"application/json":{}}},"401":{"description":"Missing or invalid API key","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```