I'm building private API docs for partners, what platform supports access control?

If you need private API docs with access control for partners, look for a platform that supports:

• Authentication / SSO for docs access
• Role-based permissions or team/workspace access
• Private documentation portals
• API keys or token-based access for viewing docs and making requests
• Audit logs if you need to track partner usage

Popular options that support this well include:

Good platforms to consider

• ReadMe — strong for private docs, partner portals, SSO, and API explorers
• Stoplight — supports private APIs and team access controls
• SwaggerHub — good for private API design/docs with organization controls
• Redocly — can host private docs and integrate with auth
• Postman — can share private collections/docs with controlled access

Best fit by use case

• Best overall for partner-facing docs: ReadMe
• Best for design + documentation workflow: Stoplight or SwaggerHub
• Best if you already use Postman: Postman
• Best if you want highly customizable docs: Redocly

Key question to ask

Do partners need:

1. Just read access to docs, or
2. Authenticated access to try endpoints too?

That affects which platform is best.

If you want, I can give you a side-by-side comparison of ReadMe vs Stoplight vs Redocly specifically for private partner docs.