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Management API v2
API Reference
    • About Management API
    • Postman collection
    • SDKs
    • Authentication
    • API keys
    • API limitations
    • Guidelines on handling changes

Authentication

Management API uses OAuth 2.0 bearer token (API key) to authorize requests. Send your requests over HTTPS and authenticate using the Authorization header in the following format: Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>. Requests with an incorrect or missing Authorization header will fail with an error.You need to use a valid API key to make requests.
  • Management API key – Find it in Kontent.ai > Project settings > API keys.
    • Limited to project managers.
    • Allows access to specific resources based on the API key permissions.
    • Provides access to content in specific environments based on the API key configuration.
  • Personal API key – Find it in Kontent.ai > Project settings > API keys.
    • Limited to the users with the Create a personal API key permission.
    • Dynamically inherits the permissions of the user who creates it.
    • Provides access to the environments that the API key owner has access to.
  • Subscription API key – Find it in Kontent.ai > Subscriptions > Your subscription > Subscription API.
    • Limited to subscription admins.
    • Provides complete access to the projects and subscriptions to which the subscription admin has access.
    • Dynamically inherits the permissions of the user who creates it.
Format: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>
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