Cloudbeds is one of the few hospitality platforms where a property-level user can create an API key self-serve, with scopes chosen at creation time. API keys are the primary authentication method and OAuth 2.0 exists as an alternative. The API covers reservations, rooms, and housekeeping state, which is the combination hotel ops tooling actually needs.
Scoped keys, and why that is the good news
According to Cloudbeds' developer documentation (cloudbeds.com), API keys are the primary authentication method, OAuth 2.0 exists as an alternative, and a property-level user can create a key self-serve. That is genuinely unusual in hospitality software, where access typically means a partner agreement first.
Better still, Cloudbeds keys are scoped. When you create the key you pick exactly which permissions it carries. For a read-only ops tool that means granting the minimum, which is both safer and easier to justify internally. A tool that reads reservations, rooms, and housekeeping state needs three read scopes and nothing more, and a key that cannot write is a key that cannot cause an incident.
Going direct
The API base is api.cloudbeds.com/api/v1.3. Because access really is self-serve here, going direct is a perfectly good answer on this platform.
Our guide to using Cloudbeds with Claude covers the assistant side, and does Cloudbeds support video covers what it holds for room condition.
Using Cloudbeds with RapidEye
RapidEye works with Cloudbeds. We set the connection up for your account, so there is nothing to build or configure on your side. Tell us which platform you use and we take it from there.
Looking for the RapidEye inspection API itself, where you send turnover photos or video and get findings back? Its reference is public at api.rapideyeinspections.com/docs.
Quick FAQ
Does RapidEye work with Cloudbeds?
Yes. RapidEye sets up the connection to Cloudbeds for your account. Tell us which platform you use and we take it from there.
How do you get a Cloudbeds API key?
Self-serve, which is unusually open for hospitality software. According to Cloudbeds developer documentation, API keys are the primary authentication method, OAuth 2.0 exists as an alternative, and a property-level user can create a key self-serve. The API base is api.cloudbeds.com/api/v1.3.
Are Cloudbeds API keys scoped?
Yes. When you create a Cloudbeds API key you select exactly which permissions it carries, so a read-only tool can be granted read scopes and nothing else. Scoping at creation is why a Cloudbeds key is safer to hand to an automation than a blanket credential would be.
Sources
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- API documentation, Cloudbeds, 2026cloudbeds.com