Outbrain

Outbrain Authentication API

Token-based authentication

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GET /login Get an API token with username and password · Authenticate And Retrieve Token #

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“How do I get an OB-TOKEN-V1 token for the Outbrain Amplify API?”

“How often am I allowed to call the login endpoint before hitting the rate limit?”

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Log in with my Amplify username and password and return a fresh OB-TOKEN-V1 token.

Exchange my Basic auth credentials for an API token I can use on later requests.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Outbrain Amplify Authentication API
  description: 'The Outbrain Amplify API enables advertisers, agencies, and technology partners to integrate Amplify campaign management and reporting into their own tools and platforms. The API is organized around core entities: Marketer (a customer account), Campaign (a collection of promoted links), PromotedLink (a single piece of promoted content), Budget, AudienceTargeting, and PerformanceBy* analytics resources for retrieving performance metrics.'
  version: '0.1'
  contact:
    name: Outbrain Developer Center
    url: https://developer.outbrain.com
  license:
    name: Outbrain Amplify API Terms and Conditions
    url: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.outbrain.com/amplify/v0.1
  description: Production Server
security:
- OBTokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: Token-based authentication
paths:
  /login:
    get:
      summary: Authenticate And Retrieve Token
      description: Authenticate using HTTP Basic auth (Base64 of username:password) and receive an OB-TOKEN-V1 token to be sent in the OB-TOKEN-V1 header on subsequent requests. Rate limited to 2 requests per hour per user.
      operationId: login
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful authentication.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoginResponse'
        '401':
          description: Invalid credentials.
components:
  schemas:
    LoginResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        OB-TOKEN-V1:
          type: string
          description: Bearer token to be sent on all subsequent requests.
  securitySchemes:
    OBTokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: OB-TOKEN-V1
      description: Token returned from /login. Send on all authenticated requests.
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic

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