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NewsBlur authentication API

Login, logout and signup.

NewsBlur authentication API is one of 7 APIs that NewsBlur publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026.07.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.newsblur.com.

3 operations 3 paths 0 schemas 3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026.07
Base URL
https://www.newsblur.com
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

NewsBlur authentication API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as newsblur_sessionid (cookieAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (oauth2Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • cookieAuth — Session cookie set by POST /api/login.
  • oauth2Bearer — OAuth 2.0 access token passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Client credentials are issued by NewsBlur (contact samuel@newsblur.com).

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

authentication 3

Login, logout and signup.

POST
/api/login
Authenticate an existing user
login → 200401
POST
/api/logout
End the current session
logout → 200
POST
/api/signup
Register a new account
signup → 200400

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

newsblur-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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