G2 Developer Portal

G2 Developer Portal provides secure, self-serve access to API tokens, test environments, and documentation, enabling you to build and optimize with G2’s API.

Interface showing the steps to generate an API token in the G2 Developer Portal

Getting started

To begin using the Developer Portal, follow these steps to create an account and set up your organization:

Navigate to G2 Developer Portal, then select Create an account.
Verify your email.
When prompted, enter your Organization Name and choose a unique Organization Slug.

Prompt to enter organization details during G2 Developer Portal account setup

Your organization slug becomes part of your Developer Portal URL (https://my.g2.com/developers/your-slug). If your desired slug is already taken, you will receive an error.

G2 recommends choosing a slug that closely matches your organization name or domain.

Once your organization is set up, use your organization-specific Developer Portal URL to log in at any time.

API Tokens

The API Tokens tab enables you to generate new tokens and manage the endpoint permissions associated with each token. API tokens are used to authenticate requests for G2 content.

How to generate an API token using G2 Developer Portal

For a full list of available endpoints, refer to G2's partner API reference documentation.

To create a new API token:

Navigate to the API Tokens tab, then select Generate Token.
Enter a Name and optionally enter a Description for the API token.
In the Permissions panel, use the Access dropdown for each endpoint to select the access level. Endpoints without a selection won’t be accessible with the token.
Select Generate Token. G2 adds your token to the API Tokens panel.
Select the Eye to reveal the token.

API tokens expire one year after creation and must be regenerated for continued access.

Select Details to view the permissions assigned to the token.

GIF showing how to select Details to view the permissions assigned to the token

To use your token with G2's syndication APIs, refer to the Get started with G2 review syndication and Get started with G2 taxonomy syndication documentation.

Testing your API token

After generating an API token, you can test it using the G2 API reference documentation. This interactive documentation enables you to authenticate with your token and make API calls directly in the browser.

GIF showing how to copy an API token and open Swagger from Developer Resources in the G2 Developer Portal

To test your token:

In the API Tokens panel, select the Eye to reveal the token and then copy it.
Navigate to the Developer Resources tab, then select Visit Swagger.
Select Authorize, then paste your API token in the Value field and select Authorize.

GIF showing how to select Authorize and paste the API token into the Value field in Swagger

Select the endpoint, then select Try it out.

Try it out button highlighted in Swagger UI

Enter any required or optional parameters, then select Execute.

Sample response


{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000028",
      "type": "products",
      "attributes": {
        "detail_description": "Description",
        "domain": "example.com",
        "g2_url": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/products/product-one/reviews",
        "image_url": null,
        "name": "Product One",
        "public_detail_url": "https://www.example.com",
        "review_count": 0,
        "slug": "product-one",
        "star_rating": 2.5,
        "write_review_url": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/products/product-one/take_survey"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "categories": {
          "data": [
            {
              "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000025",
              "type": "product_categories"
            }
          ]
        },
        "discussions": {
          "data": [
            {
              "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000011",
              "type": "discussions"
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendor": {
          "data": {
            "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000021",
            "type": "vendors"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "included": [
    {
      "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000025",
      "type": "product_categories",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "test"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000011",
      "type": "discussions",
      "attributes": {
        "attribution": {
          "text": "Verified by G2",
          "url": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/products/product-one/reviews",
          "logo": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/assets/g2-logo-rorange.svg"
        },
        "comments_count": 0,
        "comments_present": false,
        "content": "Some discussion stuff...",
        "created_at": "2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00",
        "is_public": true,
        "official_response_present": false,
        "product_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000028",
        "product_name": "Product One",
        "report_url": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/discussions/a-discussion/concerns/new",
        "seeded": false,
        "slug": "a-discussion",
        "title": "A Discussion",
        "type": "product_question",
        "url": "http://www.lvh.me:63479/discussions/a-discussion",
        "vendor_question": false,
        "verified_current_user": true,
        "votes_down": 0,
        "votes_up": 1,
        "votes_total": 1
      },
      "relationships": {
        "user": {
          "data": {
            "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000008",
            "type": "users"
          }
        },
        "comments": {
          "data": []
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000021",
      "type": "vendors",