diff --git a/mock-server/app/http.php b/mock-server/app/http.php
index 48dbd1f390..c0830e5774 100644
--- a/mock-server/app/http.php
+++ b/mock-server/app/http.php
@@ -316,19 +316,20 @@
     ->inject('response')
     ->action(function (Request $request, UtopiaSwooleResponse $response) {
 
-        // Location methods render from their own request template, so they are the
-        // easiest place to lose the project header. The real API pairs an API key
-        // against this header and rejects the request without it.
-        if (empty($request->getHeader('x-appwrite-project', ''))) {
+        // Client SDKs build a URL for the browser, so credentials may arrive in
+        // the query string instead of headers. The real API accepts both.
+        $project = $request->getHeader('x-appwrite-project', '') ?: $request->getParam('project', '');
+        if (empty($project)) {
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_MOCK, 'Missing project ID');
         }
+        $impersonate = $request->getHeader('x-appwrite-impersonate-user-id', '') ?: $request->getParam('impersonateuserid', '');
 
         $response
             ->setContentType('text/plain')
             ->addHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="test.txt"')
             ->addHeader('Expires', \date('D, d M Y H:i:s', \time() + (60 * 60 * 24 * 45)) . ' GMT') // 45 days cache
             ->addHeader('X-Peak', \memory_get_peak_usage())
-            ->send("GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/download:passed");
+            ->send('GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/download:passed' . ($impersonate === '' ? '' : ':as:' . $impersonate));
     });
 
 App::post('/v1/mock/tests/general/upload')
diff --git a/src/SDK/SDK.php b/src/SDK/SDK.php
index f02cc82c46..54df7da53a 100644
--- a/src/SDK/SDK.php
+++ b/src/SDK/SDK.php
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public function __construct(protected Language $language, protected Specificatio
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('methodHeaders', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getMethodHeaders($operation)));
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('responseDiscriminator', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getResponseDiscriminator($operation)));
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('securitySchemes', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getOperationAuthSchemes($operation)));
+        $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('locationSchemes', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getOperationAuthSchemes($operation, true)));
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('securityHeaders', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getOperationSecuritySchemes($operation, ParameterLocation::HEADER, false)));
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('securityQueries', fn(Operation $operation): array => $this->getOperationSecuritySchemes($operation, ParameterLocation::QUERY)));
         $this->twig->addFilter(new TwigFilter('schemaNullable', fn(Schema|Parameter $value): bool => !isset($this->multipartSchemas[\spl_object_id($this->getSchema($value))]) && $this->getSchema($value)->nullable));
@@ -1850,7 +1851,14 @@ protected function getMethodHeaders(Operation $operation): array
      *
      * @return array<string, SecurityScheme>
      */
-    protected function getOperationAuthSchemes(Operation $operation): array
+    /**
+     * The schemes `x-appwrite.auth` configures for an operation. Examples skip
+     * the optional ones; a URL builder has no request to carry headers, so
+     * every scheme it lists becomes a query parameter and none may be dropped.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, SecurityScheme>
+     */
+    protected function getOperationAuthSchemes(Operation $operation, bool $includeOptional = false): array
     {
         $auth = $operation->extensions[Extension::APPWRITE->value][Appwrite::AUTH->value] ?? [];
         if (!\is_array($auth)) {
@@ -1859,10 +1867,10 @@ protected function getOperationAuthSchemes(Operation $operation): array
         $auth = $auth[$this->getParam('platform')] ?? $auth;
         $schemes = [];
         $pathSchemes = [];
-        $optional = \array_diff($operation->acceptedSecuritySchemeNames(), $operation->requiredSecuritySchemeNames());
+        $optional = $includeOptional
+            ? []
+            : \array_diff($operation->acceptedSecuritySchemeNames(), $operation->requiredSecuritySchemeNames());
         foreach (\array_keys($auth) as $name) {
-            // Example configuration is independent of API authentication. Only
-            // omit a candidate when security explicitly makes it optional.
             if (\in_array($name, $optional, true)) {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/templates/android/library/src/main/java/io/package/services/Service.kt.twig b/templates/android/library/src/main/java/io/package/services/Service.kt.twig
index c9598b2f21..2b60605aff 100644
--- a/templates/android/library/src/main/java/io/package/services/Service.kt.twig
+++ b/templates/android/library/src/main/java/io/package/services/Service.kt.twig
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ class {{ service.name | caseUcfirst }}(client: Client) : Service(client) {
             "{{ parameter.name }}" to {{ parameter.name | caseCamel }},
         {%~ endfor %}
         {%~ if (method | methodType) == 'webAuth' %}
-        {%~ if [(method | securitySchemes)] | length > 0 %}
-        {%~ for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+        {%~ if [(method | locationSchemes)] | length > 0 %}
+        {%~ for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
         {%~ for key,header in node | keys %}
             "{{ header | caseLower }}" to client.config["{{ header | caseLower }}"],
         {%~ endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/dart/base/requests/oauth.twig b/templates/dart/base/requests/oauth.twig
index 20443d2e96..fbf183116f 100644
--- a/templates/dart/base/requests/oauth.twig
+++ b/templates/dart/base/requests/oauth.twig
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {% import 'dart/base/utils.twig' as utils %}
 {% set queryParams = method | parameters('query') %}
 {% set bodyParams = method | parameters('body') %}
-    final Map<String, dynamic> params = {% if queryParams|length == 0 and bodyParams|length == 0 and ([(method | securitySchemes)]|length == 0) %}{}{% else %}{
-{{ utils.map_parameter(queryParams) }}{{ utils.map_parameter(bodyParams) }}{% if [(method | securitySchemes)]|length > 0 %}
-{% for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+    final Map<String, dynamic> params = {% if queryParams|length == 0 and bodyParams|length == 0 and ([(method | locationSchemes)]|length == 0) %}{}{% else %}{
+{{ utils.map_parameter(queryParams) }}{{ utils.map_parameter(bodyParams) }}{% if [(method | locationSchemes)]|length > 0 %}
+{% for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
 {% for key, header in node|keys %}
       '{{header|caseLower}}': client.config['{{header|caseLower}}'],
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/dotnet/base/utils.twig b/templates/dotnet/base/utils.twig
index cec7ba06b3..dce98b2009 100644
--- a/templates/dotnet/base/utils.twig
+++ b/templates/dotnet/base/utils.twig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 {% if parameter.name == 'orderType' %}{{ parameter.name | caseCamel ~ '.ToString()'}}{% elseif (parameter | enumValues) is not empty and (parameter | schemaType) == 'array' %}{{ parameter.name | caseCamel | escapeKeyword }}?.Select(e => e.Value).ToList(){% elseif (parameter | enumValues) is not empty %}{{ parameter.name | caseCamel | escapeKeyword }}?.Value{% else %}{{ parameter.name | caseCamel | escapeKeyword }}{% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}
 {% macro methodNeedsSecurityParameters(method) %}
-{% if ((method | methodType) == "webAuth" or (method | methodType) == "location") and [(method | securitySchemes)]|length > 0 %}{{ true }}{% else %}{{false}}{% endif %}
+{% if ((method | methodType) == "webAuth" or (method | methodType) == "location") and [(method | locationSchemes)]|length > 0 %}{{ true }}{% else %}{{false}}{% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}
 {% macro resultType(namespace, method) %}
 {% if (method | methodType) == "webAuth" %}bool{% elseif (method | methodType) == "location" %}byte[]{% elseif (method | responseModels)|length > 1 %}object{% elseif not (method | responseModel) or (method | responseModel) == 'any' %}object{% else %}Models.{{(method | responseModel) | caseUcfirst | overrideIdentifier }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/flutter/base/requests/oauth.twig b/templates/flutter/base/requests/oauth.twig
index 7007b7b3e4..011dec0096 100644
--- a/templates/flutter/base/requests/oauth.twig
+++ b/templates/flutter/base/requests/oauth.twig
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {% import 'flutter/base/utils.twig' as utils %}
 {% set queryParams = method | parameters('query') %}
 {% set bodyParams = method | parameters('body') %}
-    final Map<String, dynamic> params = {% if queryParams|length == 0 and bodyParams|length == 0 and ([(method | securitySchemes)]|length == 0) %}{}{% else %}{
-{{ utils.map_parameter(queryParams) }}{{ utils.map_parameter(bodyParams) }}{% if [(method | securitySchemes)]|length > 0 %}
-{% for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+    final Map<String, dynamic> params = {% if queryParams|length == 0 and bodyParams|length == 0 and ([(method | locationSchemes)]|length == 0) %}{}{% else %}{
+{{ utils.map_parameter(queryParams) }}{{ utils.map_parameter(bodyParams) }}{% if [(method | locationSchemes)]|length > 0 %}
+{% for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
 {% for key, header in node|keys %}
       '{{header|caseLower}}': client.config['{{header|caseLower}}'],
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/react-native/src/services/template.ts.twig b/templates/react-native/src/services/template.ts.twig
index 8da92025be..5536610d1c 100644
--- a/templates/react-native/src/services/template.ts.twig
+++ b/templates/react-native/src/services/template.ts.twig
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ export class {{ service.name | caseUcfirst }} extends Service {
         uri.searchParams.append('{{ security.name }}', this.client.config.{{ security.name | caseLower }});
         {%~ endfor %}
 {% if (method | methodType) == 'location' or (method | methodType) == 'webAuth' %}
-{% if [(method | securitySchemes)]|length > 0 %}
-{% for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+{% if [(method | locationSchemes)]|length > 0 %}
+{% for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
 {% for key,header in node|keys %}
         payload['{{header|caseLower}}'] = this.client.config.{{header|caseLower}};
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ export class {{ service.name | caseUcfirst }} extends Service {
         {%~ for security in (method | securityQueries) %}
         uri.searchParams.append('{{ security.name }}', this.client.config.{{ security.name | caseLower }});
         {%~ endfor %}
-{% for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+{% for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
 {% for key,header in node|keys %}
         payload['{{header|caseLower}}'] = this.client.config.{{header|caseLower}};
 
diff --git a/templates/swift/base/params.twig b/templates/swift/base/params.twig
index fd64e8f472..547417d8b9 100644
--- a/templates/swift/base/params.twig
+++ b/templates/swift/base/params.twig
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
         {%- else -%} let
         {%- endif %} apiParams: [String: Any?] = [
         {%~ for parameter in (method | parameters('query')) | merge((method | parameters('body'))) %}
-            "{{ parameter.name }}": {{ parameter.name | caseCamel | escapeSwiftKeyword }}{% if (parameter | enumValues) is not empty %}{% if (parameter | schemaType) == 'array' %}{% if not parameter.required %}?{% endif %}.map { $0.rawValue }{% else %}{% if not parameter.required %}?{% endif %}.rawValue{% endif %}{% endif %}{% if not loop.last or ((method | parameters('query')) | merge((method | parameters('body')))) | length > 1 or ((method | methodType) == 'webAuth' and [(method | securitySchemes)] | length > 0) %},{% endif %}
+            "{{ parameter.name }}": {{ parameter.name | caseCamel | escapeSwiftKeyword }}{% if (parameter | enumValues) is not empty %}{% if (parameter | schemaType) == 'array' %}{% if not parameter.required %}?{% endif %}.map { $0.rawValue }{% else %}{% if not parameter.required %}?{% endif %}.rawValue{% endif %}{% endif %}{% if not loop.last or ((method | parameters('query')) | merge((method | parameters('body')))) | length > 1 or ((method | methodType) == 'webAuth' and [(method | locationSchemes)] | length > 0) %},{% endif %}
 
         {%~ endfor %}
         {%~ if (method | methodType) == 'webAuth' %}
-        {%~ if [(method | securitySchemes)] | length > 0 %}
-        {%~ for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+        {%~ if [(method | locationSchemes)] | length > 0 %}
+        {%~ for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
         {%~ for key,header in node | keys %}
             "{{ header | caseLower }}": client.config["{{ header | caseLower }}"]{% if not loop.last or ((method | parameters('query')) | merge((method | parameters('body')))) | length > 0 or (node | keys) | length > 1 %},{% endif %}
 
diff --git a/templates/web/src/services/template.ts.twig b/templates/web/src/services/template.ts.twig
index faa3231a0c..3c5da4fe23 100644
--- a/templates/web/src/services/template.ts.twig
+++ b/templates/web/src/services/template.ts.twig
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export class {{ service.name | caseUcfirst }} {
 
         {%~ endif %}
         {%~ if (method | methodType) == 'location' or (method | methodType) == 'webAuth' %}
-        {%~ if [(method | securitySchemes)]|length > 0 %}
-        {%~ for node in [(method | securitySchemes)] %}
+        {%~ if [(method | locationSchemes)]|length > 0 %}
+        {%~ for node in [(method | locationSchemes)] %}
         {%~ for key,header in node|keys %}
         payload['{{header|caseLower}}'] = this.client.config.{{header|caseLower}};
         {%~ endfor %}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Base.php b/tests/e2e/Base.php
index a56dcbb65c..692296c4d9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Base.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Base.php
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ abstract class Base extends TestCase
         'GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/redirect/done:passed',
     ];
 
+    protected const LOCATION_RESPONSES = [
+        'GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/download:passed',
+        'GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/download:passed:as:impersonated',
+    ];
+
     protected const PATH_PARAM_RESPONSES = [
         'GET:/v1/mock/tests/general/path/grant%2Fspecial%26id:passed',
     ];
diff --git a/tests/e2e/WebChromiumTest.php b/tests/e2e/WebChromiumTest.php
index 3b87428f09..f347cff96a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/WebChromiumTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/WebChromiumTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ final class WebChromiumTest extends Base
         ...Base::BAR_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::BAR_RESPONSES, // Object params
         ...Base::GENERAL_RESPONSES,
+        ...Base::LOCATION_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::PATH_VALIDATION_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::PATH_PARAM_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::UPLOAD_RESPONSE,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/WebNodeTest.php b/tests/e2e/WebNodeTest.php
index 3440c51b5a..69332da8d0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/WebNodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/WebNodeTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ final class WebNodeTest extends Base
         ...Base::BAR_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::BAR_RESPONSES, // Object params
         ...Base::GENERAL_RESPONSES,
+        ...Base::LOCATION_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::PATH_VALIDATION_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::PATH_PARAM_RESPONSES,
         ...Base::ENUM_RESPONSES,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/languages/web/index.html b/tests/e2e/languages/web/index.html
index ebcc1ff538..cd61085d54 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/languages/web/index.html
+++ b/tests/e2e/languages/web/index.html
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@
             response = await general.redirect();
             console.log(response.result);
 
+            // Location URL builder carries the configured credentials in the query string
+            response = await fetch(general.download());
+            console.log(await response.text());
+            client.setImpersonateUserId('impersonated');
+            response = await fetch(general.download());
+            console.log(await response.text());
+            client.setImpersonateUserId('');
+
             for (const [id, plain] of [['', '0'], ['0', '']]) {
                 try {
                     await general.validatePath({ id, plain });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/languages/web/node.js b/tests/e2e/languages/web/node.js
index b8b3b30a15..f140257b8f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/languages/web/node.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/languages/web/node.js
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ async function start() {
     response = await general.redirect();
     console.log(response.result);
 
+    // Location URL builder carries the configured credentials in the query string
+    response = await fetch(general.download());
+    console.log(await response.text());
+    client.setImpersonateUserId('impersonated');
+    response = await fetch(general.download());
+    console.log(await response.text());
+    client.setImpersonateUserId('');
+
     for (const [id, plain] of [['', '0'], ['0', '']]) {
         try {
             await general.validatePath({ id, plain });
diff --git a/tests/generation/GenerationTest.php b/tests/generation/GenerationTest.php
index fcd982e8ca..41e0d394ab 100644
--- a/tests/generation/GenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/generation/GenerationTest.php
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ public function testFixtureSelection(string $name): void
      * A canonical document keys `x-appwrite.auth` by platform. The fixture's
      * platform-auth operation lists `Project` for client and `Project, Key` for
      * server plus an optional Session, and the server alias variant lists
-     * `Project, JWT`. Optional security must not become example configuration.
+     * `Project, JWT`. Optional security must not become example configuration;
+     * the Web E2E proves it still reaches a location method's query string.
      */
     public function testExampleCredentialsFollowPlatformAuth(): void
     {
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ public function testExampleCredentialsFollowPlatformAuth(): void
             ['client', 'docs/examples/general/zzderivedauth.md', ['->setproject('], ['->setkey(', '->setjwt(', '->setsession(']],
             ['server', 'docs/examples/general/zzplatformalias.md', ['->setproject(', '->setjwt('], ['->setkey(', '->setsession(']],
             ['client', 'docs/examples/general/zzplatformalias.md', ['->setproject('], ['->setkey(', '->setjwt(', '->setsession(']],
+            ['client', 'docs/examples/general/download.md', ['->setproject('], ['->setimpersonateuserid(']],
         ];
 
         foreach ($examples as [$platform, $path, $present, $absent]) {
diff --git a/tests/resources/spec-openapi3.json b/tests/resources/spec-openapi3.json
index 057f47bfe6..956ef9c675 100644
--- a/tests/resources/spec-openapi3.json
+++ b/tests/resources/spec-openapi3.json
@@ -1288,6 +1288,12 @@
             "Project": [],
             "Key": [],
             "JWT": []
+          },
+          {
+            "Project": [],
+            "Key": [],
+            "JWT": [],
+            "ImpersonateUserId": []
           }
         ],
         "responses": {