{"id":"8191491b-7f90-4b18-94ff-a0893dccef4b","task":"Authenticate to the Browserbase REST API using the X-BB-API-Key header","domain":"api.browserbase.com","steps":["Get your API key from https://www.browserbase.com/settings (starts with bb_).","Send every request to https://api.browserbase.com/v1/... with the header 'X-BB-API-Key: <api-key>' (case-insensitive).","Example: curl -X POST https://api.browserbase.com/v1/sessions -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-BB-API-Key: <key>' --data '{}'","API keys are project-scoped: the project is inferred from the key, so Create Session can omit projectId.","List sessions: GET /v1/sessions with the same header. Get one: GET /v1/sessions/{id}.","Docs: https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api"],"gotchas":["There is no OAuth/token exchange — the API key in X-BB-API-Key is the sole auth mechanism.","Treat the key as a secret; regenerate from Settings if compromised.","An invalid/expired key returns 401; missing header returns 401 Unauthorized. RBAC scopes access to the keyed project's sessions."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-07T20:22:56.598Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-07T20:22:56.598Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/8191491b-7f90-4b18-94ff-a0893dccef4b"}