Bettermode Authentication

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/graphql/getting-started/
docs: https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/
description: >-
  Bettermode's GraphQL API is authenticated with bearer access tokens passed on
  the Authorization header. Two token classes are documented: App Access Tokens
  (for installed apps acting server-to-server) and Member Access Tokens (acting
  as a specific community member). Guest tokens grant limited unauthenticated
  read access. There are no API keys or scopes in the classic OAuth sense; an
  app's reach is bounded by the communities it is installed on and the
  permissions granted at install time.
summary:
  types: [http]
  scheme: bearer
  token_classes: [App Access Token, Member Access Token, Guest Token]
  transport: Authorization header
schemes:
  - name: AppAccessToken
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    description: >-
      Issued to a Bettermode App; authenticates server-to-server requests. Scoped
      to the communities the app is installed on. Managed from the developer
      portal (app credentials).
    sources: [https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/apps/getting-started/]
  - name: MemberAccessToken
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    description: >-
      Authenticates requests as a specific community member; obtained through the
      token/login GraphQL operations. Reflects that member's permissions.
    sources: [https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/graphql/getting-started/]
  - name: GuestToken
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    description: >-
      Limited token for unauthenticated (guest) access to public read operations.
    sources: [https://developers.bettermode.com/docs/guide/graphql/getting-started/]
endpoints:
  us: https://api.bettermode.com
  eu: https://api.bettermode.de
notes: >-
  All GraphQL requests are HTTP POST to the region endpoint with the bearer token
  on the Authorization header. Apps are created and their credentials managed in
  the developer portal (app.bettermode.com/portal); an app must have an owner
  community and the creator must be an admin of at least one community.