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Meltwater Authentication

Authentication

Meltwater secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header

Security Schemes

apikey apiKey
· in: header (apikey)
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://developer.meltwater.com/api-reference/api-reference-overview
docs:
  - https://developer.meltwater.com/api-reference/api-reference-overview
  - https://developer.meltwater.com/guides/getting-started/api-credentials
  - https://developer.meltwater.com/guides/meltwater-mcp/connecting
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  note: >-
    The REST API is API-token only. OAuth 2.0 exists today only in front of the Meltwater MCP
    server and is not declared in any OpenAPI - it was found in Meltwater's live RFC 9728 /
    RFC 8414 discovery documents.
schemes:
- name: apikey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: apikey
  description: >-
    All REST calls authenticate with a Meltwater API token sent in an `apikey` request header.
    HTTPS is mandatory - plain HTTP calls fail, and unauthenticated calls fail.
  sources:
  - openapi/_original/meltwater-api-openapi.yaml
  - openapi/meltwater-api-v4-openapi.yml
  - https://developer.meltwater.com/api-reference/api-reference-overview
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  applies_to: https://api.meltwater.com/v2/mcp
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://app.meltwater.com/oauth/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://app.meltwater.com/oauth/token
    pkce: [S256]
    scopes: [tools:read, tools:call, openid, profile, email]
  dynamic_client_registration: https://app.meltwater.com/oauth/register
  sources:
  - https://api.meltwater.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
  - https://app.meltwater.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
token_management:
  console: Account > Meltwater API in the Meltwater application
  create: Create Token; the token value is shown once and cannot be retrieved later
  revoke: Revoke button invalidates the token immediately
  usage: per-token usage is visible in the app and via the `token_id` query parameter on the usage endpoints
  permission_required: Admin level access on the Meltwater API permission
  docs: https://developer.meltwater.com/guides/getting-started/api-credentials