api-overview

API Overview

Basta provides two GraphQL APIs, each serving distinct roles within your integration:

API	Description	Access Type
Management API	Administrative API for managing auctions, inventory, pricing, and more	Server-side, Authenticated
Client API	Public-facing API for surfacing auctions and enabling client-side interactions (read and write)	Public + JWT Auth

🔐 Authentication

• The Management API requires static API credentials (see Getting Started →)
• The Client API accepts either unauthenticated requests or bidder-scoped JWT tokens in the Authorization header

Explore Each API

• 🔧 Management API - Back-office and administrative operations
• 🌐 Client API - User-facing auction interactions
• ⚡ GraphQL Subscriptions (WebSockets) - Real-time updates

Quick Links

• Getting Started Guide
• Webhook Documentation
• GraphQL Explorer - Management API
• GraphQL Explorer - Client API