How to close HTTP auth site but leave Yandex.Api access

Question

Computer networks

I need protection on the site, I use http authentication, but Yandex.Maps does not work due to the fact that requests from Yandex Api do not pass due to worthwhile authentication.

As soon as I take it off, everything is ok.

Please advise how to solve this problem? Or alternative methods to close the site

Answer 1

a) transfer the functionality of Yandex.maps to the maps.my-site.com subdomain
b) open http-auth for my-site.com/maps
c) authorize by entering a login-password into the web form

Answer 2

Look with which user agent the API comes and in nginx make a construction like
if {$http_user_agent !~ APIwhatever} {
construction describing your authorization;
}