generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://developers.arena.im/ + https://help.arena.im/en/articles/5211494-documentation-for-developers
docs: https://developers.arena.im/
description: >-
  Arena's Platform API and SDKs authenticate over an Authorization header using
  one of two credential types: a site API Key, or a JSON Web Token (JWT). JWT is
  also the mechanism for Single Sign-On (SSO) so a host site can pass an already
  authenticated end user into Live Chat and Live Blog. There is no OpenAPI
  document published for Arena, so this profile is captured from the developer
  docs rather than derived from a spec.
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
  - name: apiKey
    type: apiKey
    in: header
    header: Authorization
    description: >-
      Site API key sent in the Authorization header. The site slug and keys are
      obtained from the Arena Dashboard (dashboard.arena.im) or the Platform API.
    sources:
    - https://developers.arena.im/
  - name: jwt
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    bearerFormat: JWT
    description: >-
      JSON Web Token sent in the Authorization header. Also used to implement
      Single Sign-On (SSO) for Live Chat and Live Blog, passing a host site's
      authenticated user identity into Arena.
    sources:
    - https://help.arena.im/en/articles/5211494-documentation-for-developers
sso:
  supported: true
  mechanism: JWT
  applies_to:
  - Live Chat
  - Live Blog