Getting started with the API/CLI

Run this in the terminal to globally install the CLI:

npm install -g debugbear

Or if you are using the Node API, install debugbear in your local node_modules:

npm install debugbear --save-dev

Generating an API key

Project API keys

Use a project API key to trigger page analyses, for example as part of your CI process.

You can generate an key in the API keys tab of your project dashboard.

Admin API keys

Use an admin API key to set up pages for monitoring and manage projects.

You can generate an Admin API key in your account settings. You need to be an admin for this organization to be able to generate the key.

Finding the page ID

To identify the page you want to analyze you need to pass in a --pageId. You can find it in the top right corner on the results page:

Now you can use the API/CLI

Check out the CLI docs, or the API docs.