Authenticate against the API (POST /token)

Authenticate against the API (POST /token) When talking to the API, a token is required. The token can be obtained from the token endpoint.

Request

POST /token

Example:

POST https://controller1.cluster:7050/token

Parameter	Description
None	-

Request header

Request body

Query parameters

Parameter	Presence	Type	Description
username	Mandatory	string	Username
password	Mandatory	string	Configured password

{
  "username": "luna",
  "password": "luna"
}

Response body

{
  "token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6MSwiZXhwIjoxNjY4ODQyMTQwfQ"
}

Response header

State	Code	Description
OK	HTTP 201 Created	Will be expected to be returned.
FAIL	HTTP 401 Unauthorized	Mandatory if the credentials are invalid
FAIL	HTTP 400 Bad request	Returned when the request is invalid (field definitions)
FAIL	HTTP 503 Service unavailable	This is returned when the backend is unavailable.