Authentication

You can use Context Voice:

1. Anonymous

You can get reactions to a specific URL without a key. Just use:

http://externalapi.contextvoice.com/1.2/reactions/?url=http://www.yoururl.com

You are restricted to 500 anonymous call per day per IP. This way of using Context Voice API is perfect for plugins, widgets or any type of app that’s distributed on users machines rather than running from one server with one IP address.

NOTE: The external API is limited to retrieving reactions. If you wish to post an URL to our system, you must use http://api.contextvoice.com.

If you need more calls and more API functions (like adding stories to the index or searching and filtering) we recommend getting an API key.

2. Authenticated

You need an API key in order to access certain API functions. The key identifies you as a unique entity making calls against the Context Voice web service, and is used to track overall call usage. As a key holder you get more quotas and access to a more API calls then an anonymous API user.

Currently, the available API methods access public information, so there is no additional authentication needed.  (Context Voice is reviewing OAuth token authentication in conjunction with the release of more API methods.)