Frame.io v4 API Authentication

How to authenticate Frame.io v4 API requests: one Bearer API key plus a connectionId. MindCloud runs the OAuth flow and refreshes Frame.io v4 tokens for you.

Every Frame.io v4 API request through MindCloud needs two things: a MindCloud API Key and a connectionId for your Frame.io v4 account. This page covers both, plus exactly how to send them, so you do not need to visit any other page to get authenticated.

Steps to authenticate

Create a MindCloud account at app.mindcloud.co if you do not already have one.
Generate a MindCloud API Key in API Keys. This is the Bearer token you send on every request. Keep it on your server.
Create a Frame.io v4 connection in Connections. Frame.io v4 uses OAuth. When you create the connection, you are redirected to sign in to Frame.io v4 and approve access — MindCloud stores the resulting tokens and refreshes them automatically, so your integration never has to.
Copy the connection’s connectionId — you will send it on every request alongside your MindCloud API Key.

How requests are authenticated

Authentication has two layers. Your MindCloud API Key authenticates the request to MindCloud, sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. The connectionId selects the connected Frame.io v4 account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Frame.io v4 credentials behind that connection, so you never send provider tokens with your requests.

Pass connectionId in the query string for GET and DELETE actions, and in the JSON body for POST, PUT, and PATCH actions.

For example, calling Get User Details with an Frame.io v4 connection looks like this:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/frameioV4/actions/get-user-details/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

The Authorization: Bearer <your MindCloud API Key> header authenticates you to MindCloud; the connectionId tells MindCloud which Frame.io v4 account to run the action against. Missing or invalid Authorization returns 401, and a missing or mismatched connectionId returns 400.

Connect your Adobe-authenticated Frame.io account

This connection works with Frame.io V4 accounts that use Adobe Authentication.

Confirm your account can use Adobe Authentication
Frame.io V4 user authentication is available to Adobe Admin Console accounts and Frame-managed accounts that have switched to Adobe Authentication.
Connecting to Adobe Authentication
Start the MindCloud connection
In MindCloud, choose Connect for Frame.io v4 to open the Adobe sign-in and consent flow.
Sign in and approve access
Sign in with the Adobe account that you use for Frame.io, then approve the requested access so MindCloud can call the Frame.io V4 API on your behalf.
Adobe Developer Console → User Authorization

Keep your key safe

Keep your MindCloud API Key on your server; do not ship it in browser code, mobile apps, public repositories, or logs. Anyone with the key can call the Universal API as your MindCloud account, across every connection you have created.