# Hootsuite Authentication API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-authentication-api/  
**Provider:** Hootsuite — https://apis.io/providers/hootsuite/  
**Base URL:** https://platform.hootsuite.com/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/api-overview

Hootsuite Authentication API is one of 21 APIs that [Hootsuite](https://apis.io/providers/hootsuite/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.

Hootsuite uses OAuth2 to authenticate end users. Members authenticated with the Hootsuite API are subject to the same permissions configured as when using the Hootsuite Web Dashboard. Learn more about managing permissions at the [Hootsuite Help Center](https://help.hootsuite.com/hc/en-us/articles/204598170-About-organizations-teams-and-permissions).

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/oauth2/auth` | OAuth2 Authorize |
| POST | `/oauth2/token` | OAuth2 Token |

## Machine-readable artifacts (19)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/openapi/hootsuite-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/api-overview
- **APIReference** — https://apidocs.hootsuite.com/docs/api/index.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/getting-started-with-the-rest-api
- **Authentication** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/api-authentication
- **OAuth 2.0** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/enabling-oauth-20
- **Postman** — https://app.getpostman.com/run-collection/eeda0fcdf55ea26bd0ec
- **Webhooks** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/hootsuite-webhooks.yml
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/hootsuite-rate-limits.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/errors/hootsuite-problem-types.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/data-model/hootsuite-data-model.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/analytics-overview
- **APIReference** — https://apidocs.hootsuite.com/docs/api/analytics/index.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/using-the-api
- **OAuthScopes** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hootsuite/refs/heads/main/scopes/hootsuite-scopes.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/inbox-overview
- **APIReference** — https://apidocs.hootsuite.com/docs/api/inbox/index.html
- **Documentation** — https://developer.hootsuite.com/docs/amplify-overview
- **APIReference** — https://amplify.hootsuite.com/api-docs

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- [Hootsuite Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-analytics-api-api/)
- [Hootsuite Comments API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-comments-api/)
- [Hootsuite CRM Rest API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-crm-rest-api-api/)
- [Hootsuite CRM Webhooks API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-crm-webhooks-api/)
- [Hootsuite Me API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-me-api/)
- [Hootsuite Media API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-media-api/)
- [Hootsuite Members API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-members-api/)
- [Hootsuite Messages API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-messages-api/)
- [Hootsuite Organizations API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-organizations-api/)
- [Hootsuite Proactive Messaging Rest API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-proactive-messaging-rest-api-api/)
- [Hootsuite Queue Rest API](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-queue-rest-api-api/)

## Tags

Authentication

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/hootsuite/hootsuite-authentication-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/hootsuite/.