openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Hotjar REST Authentication API
description: The Hotjar REST API provides programmatic access to Hotjar data and functionality. It allows developers to export survey responses, list surveys, automate user lookup and deletion requests, and integrate Hotjar data into external tools and workflows. The API uses OAuth client credentials authentication, returns JSON responses, supports cursor-based pagination, and is rate limited to 3000 requests per minute. It is available on Observe and Ask Scale plans.
version: '1.0'
contact:
name: Hotjar Support
url: https://help.hotjar.com
termsOfService: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.hotjar.io/v1
description: Hotjar Production API Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
description: OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication endpoints for obtaining access tokens.
paths:
/oauth/token:
post:
operationId: createOAuthToken
summary: Obtain an OAuth access token
description: Obtains an OAuth 2.0 access token using the client credentials grant type. The request must be encoded as application/x-www-form-urlencoded and include the client_id, client_secret, and grant_type parameters. The returned access token should be included as a Bearer token in the Authorization header of subsequent API requests.
tags:
- Authentication
security: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
type: object
required:
- grant_type
- client_id
- client_secret
properties:
grant_type:
type: string
enum:
- client_credentials
description: The OAuth 2.0 grant type. Must be set to client_credentials.
client_id:
type: string
description: The client ID from your Hotjar API key pair.
client_secret:
type: string
description: The client secret from your Hotjar API key pair.
responses:
'200':
description: Successfully obtained access token
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OAuthToken'
'401':
description: Invalid client credentials
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
schemas:
OAuthToken:
type: object
description: An OAuth 2.0 access token response returned after successful client credentials authentication.
properties:
access_token:
type: string
description: The access token to use in the Authorization header of API requests.
token_type:
type: string
description: The type of token issued. Always bearer.
enum:
- bearer
expires_in:
type: integer
description: The number of seconds until the access token expires.
Error:
type: object
description: An error response returned by the API when a request fails.
properties:
error:
type: string
description: The error type or code.
message:
type: string
description: A human-readable description of the error.
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: Bearer token obtained from the OAuth token endpoint using client credentials grant.
externalDocs:
description: Hotjar API Reference
url: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/36820005914001-Hotjar-API-Reference