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HostTracker Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for HostTracker API and MCP server

HostTracker declares 3 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

MonitoringUptimeWebsitesAlertsSoftware-as-a-Service
Methods: Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

API token http-bearer
MCP bearer token (OAuth 2.1) http-bearer
· flows:
Session cookie other

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-11-11'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://www.host-tracker.com/en/ic/email-auth-check
sources:
- https://www.host-tracker.com/en/ic/email-auth-check
- https://www.host-tracker.com/auth.md
- https://docs.host-tracker.com/getting-started/quickstart/
description: Authentication methods for HostTracker API and MCP server
schemes:
- type: http-bearer
  name: API token
  evidence: 'The API (api2.host-tracker.com) is also reachable with a per-user API token: sign in, then mint one under Integrations > API in the
    account, scoped per resource family'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Sign in to the HostTracker web UI, then mint a token under Integrations → API
- type: http-bearer
  name: MCP bearer token (OAuth 2.1)
  evidence: It accepts the same bearer tokens AND supports the full OAuth 2.1 flow below — MCP clients (Claude, ChatGPT, and others) can connect
    with no manual token handling.
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  flows:
  - authorization_code
  token_url: https://api2.host-tracker.com/oauth/token
  authorize_url: https://www.host-tracker.com/oauth/authorize
  scopes:
  - check
  - monitor:read
  how_to_obtain: Perform OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code flow with PKCE as described in the auth.md document
- type: other
  name: Session cookie
  evidence: The customer dashboard uses session-cookie authentication, issued by signing in as a human through the web UI at /user/signin.
  location: cookie
  how_to_obtain: Sign in via the web UI at /user/signin to receive a session cookie
docs: https://www.host-tracker.com/en/ic/email-auth-check

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