Cognigy Authentication

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.cognigy.com/ai/for-developers/developers/api-and-cli/
docs: https://docs.cognigy.com/api-reference/management-ui/create-an-api-key/
summary:
  types: [apiKey]
  api_key_in: [header, query]
  oauth2_flows: []
schemes:
- name: X-API-Key
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  description: >-
    Primary authentication for the Cognigy.AI REST API. Pass your personal API key
    in the X-API-Key request header. API keys are generated from user profile
    settings in the Cognigy.AI management UI.
  sources: [docs]
- name: api_key
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  description: >-
    Alternative authentication for the Cognigy.AI REST API — the same API key may
    be supplied as an api_key query-string parameter instead of the X-API-Key header.
  sources: [docs]
- name: token
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: >-
    Short-lived access tokens can be created via the token endpoints
    (api-reference/tokens/create-a-token) for scoped, time-limited API access.
  sources: [docs]
notes:
- The Webhook Endpoint additionally supports an optional X-Webhook-Key header for
  requests sent into Cognigy, and optional HTTP Basic Auth for callbacks Cognigy
  sends to your webhook URL.
- The API is region/environment-scoped; the API key is only valid against the base
  URL of the environment where it was issued (Trial, SaaS App, on-prem, or NiCE CXone).