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Proctorio Launch API

Generate signed launch URLs for proctored exam sessions.

Proctorio Launch API is one of 2 APIs that Proctorio publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Launch. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{region}{endpoint}.com.

3 operations 3 paths 6 schemas 3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://{region}{endpoint}.com
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Proctorio Launch API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (proctorioHmac). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • proctorioHmac — OAuth-style HMAC signature computed from the Proctorio-provisioned consumer key and secret. In the official .NET client this is produced by Helpers.GetApiKey(c…

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.

Launch 3

Generate signed launch URLs for proctored exam sessions.

POST
/v2/candidate/launch
Generate a candidate (test taker) launch URL
generateCandidateLaunchUrl body → 200401
POST
/v2/reviewer/launch
Generate a reviewer (Review Center) launch URL
generateReviewerLaunchUrl body → 200401
POST
/v2/live/launch
Generate a live-proctoring launch URL
generateLiveLaunchUrl body → 200401

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ExamSettings (21 properties), LaunchRequest (8 properties), LaunchUrlResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ReviewerLaunchRequest
Launch request for a Review Center reviewer.
ExamSettings
object
The Proctorio behaviors to enforce during the session. Boolean toggles and enumerated modes control recording, verification, and lockdown.
21 properties
CandidateLaunchRequest
Launch request for a test taker (candidate).
LaunchUrlResponse
object
Modeled response. The official .NET client returns the signed launch URL as a string; this wraps it for a JSON contract.
1 property
LaunchRequest
object
Common fields shared by all launch requests.
8 properties 5 required
LiveLaunchRequest
Launch request for a live/remote proctor.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

proctorio-launch-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Proctorio publishes across the network.

Proctorio Result Webhooks (v2/v3)
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