ContactOut · Authentication Profile

Contactout Authentication

Authentication

ContactOut declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyContact DataEmail FinderData EnrichmentPeople SearchCompany SearchEmail VerificationSales IntelligenceRecruitingB2B Data
Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

apiToken apiKey
· in: header (token)
mcpOAuth oauth2
· flows:

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-07'
method: searched
source:
- https://api.contactout.com#authentication
- https://contactout.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
docs: https://api.contactout.com#authentication
summary: 'REST API: an API key sent in a custom "token" request header on every request (the curl example also sends "authorization: basic"). Keys are issued by ContactOut after booking a meeting. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth 2.0 authorization code with PKCE, completed with the same API token.'
schemes:
- name: apiToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: token
  description: 'ContactOut uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can request an API key by booking a meeting. ContactOut expects the API key to be included in all API requests to the server in a header that looks like the following: token : <YOUR_API_TOKEN>'
  example_headers:
  - 'authorization: basic'
  - 'token: <YOUR_API_TOKEN>'
  surfaces: [REST API]
  obtain: https://contactout.com/meeting?utm_source=api_docs
- name: mcpOAuth
  type: oauth2
  flows:
    authorizationCode:
      authorizationUrl: https://contactout.com/api-users/oauth/authorize
      tokenUrl: https://contactout.com/api-users/oauth/token
      refreshUrl: https://contactout.com/api-users/oauth/token
      scopes:
        mcp:use: Use the ContactOut MCP server
  pkce: S256
  dynamic_client_registration: https://contactout.com/api-users/oauth/register
  token_endpoint_auth_methods: [client_secret_basic, client_secret_post]
  metadata: https://contactout.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
  surfaces: [MCP server https://contactout.com/mcp]
notes:
- 'The ai-info page (https://contactout.com/ai-info) summarises authentication as "Authorization: Bearer"; the API reference, which is the developer source, documents the token header shown above.'

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