Chartbeat · Authentication Profile

Chartbeat Authentication

Authentication

Chartbeat secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanySoftware-as-a-ServiceAnalyticsContent AnalyticsReal-Time AnalyticsAudience EngagementPublishingMediaWeb AnalyticsVideo Analytics

Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

X-CB-AK apiKey

· in: header (X-CB-AK)

apikey apiKey

· in: query (apikey)

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.chartbeat.com/cbp/api/real-time-apis/getting-started-with-our-real-time-api
docs: https://help.chartbeat.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036657754-Create-and-manage-API-keys
summary:
  types: [apiKey]
  api_key_in: [header, query]
schemes:
  - name: X-CB-AK
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    parameter: X-CB-AK
    description: >-
      Chartbeat API key passed in the HTTP request header as 'X-CB-AK'. The key
      is generated and managed in Chartbeat account settings. This is the
      current documented authentication method for the Real-Time, Historical
      (Advanced Queries), Headline Testing, Conversion, and Data Lab APIs.
    applies_to:
      - Real-Time API (https://api.chartbeat.com/live/)
      - Historical / Advanced Queries API (https://api.chartbeat.com/query/v2/)
      - Headline Testing API
      - Conversion API
      - Data Lab API
  - name: apikey
    type: apiKey
    in: query
    parameter: apikey
    description: >-
      Legacy API-key delivery as an 'apikey' query-string parameter, still shown
      in older Help Center examples for the Advanced Queries API. Header-based
      X-CB-AK is the preferred/current method.
notes:
  - No OAuth2 / OpenID Connect surface is documented; there is no scope model.
  - API keys are account-scoped and gate access per site/host and per plan tier
    (Advanced Queries and some feature APIs are Premium add-ons).
  - API usage is governed by Chartbeat's API terms (https://chartbeat.com/apiterms/).

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