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The Reader CMS API lets you build reader-facing authentication flows for your Publive-powered publication. Use these endpoints to handle reader sign-up, login, password recovery, and email verification. Base URL: https://cms.thepublive.com/publisher/<PUBLISHER_ID>/
All Reader endpoints are scoped to your publisher via the publisher_id path parameter. The publisher is identified by the URL — no additional Authorization header is required for public flows such as register and forgot-password.

Endpoints

MethodPathDescription
POSTreader/login/Authenticate a reader and return a session token
POSTreader/logout/Invalidate the current reader session (client-side)
POSTreader/register/Create a new reader account
POSTreader/forgot-password/Send a password reset email
PATCHreader/reset-password/Set a new password using a reset token
POSTreader/verify-email/Verify a reader’s email address

Authentication flow

Registration and email verification flow

Last modified on June 5, 2026