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Authentication Methods

The Feed API supports two authentication methods: API keys (for server-to-server integrations) and M2M Bearer tokens (for OAuth-based flows). Pass your API key in the X-API-Key header:

M2M Bearer Token

For OAuth-based server integrations, use a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

Required Scopes

API keys created in the Alana dashboard have feed:read by default. To create webhook subscriptions, enable feed:write in the key settings.

Creating API Keys

  1. Go to Settings → API Keys in your workspace
  2. Click New API Key
  3. Select the feed:read and/or feed:write scopes
  4. Copy the key — it is shown only once

Error Responses

Last modified on March 18, 2026